English → Latin
“hint” in Latin
significōto show, express, signify, point out; to portend, prognosticate; to call, namesummoneōto remind or advise privily or secretively, give a hintinnuōto give a nod, sign; to hint with a gesture; to intimate, signifysignificātiōsignal, sign, mark, token; applause; meaning, importnūtusa nod, nodding; a downward tendency or motion; the pull of gravity; a command, will, pleasure (the nod as an expression
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hint v.
indicare alicui aliquid: docere aliquem aliquid (to give anybody private information of anything: ☞ not indigitare or innuere, Ruhnken, ad Muret., 2, 117): significare (to give to understand): subjicere (to suggest; to hint to a person what to say or do): summonere (to give a warning or secret hint; only Ter. and Suet.): alicui nutu signum dare († to give a sign). To hint at anything, significare aliquid or de aliqua re: tangere aliquid (to touch it).
hint s.
significatio (general term, for making it understood who or what one means): nutus (nod). To throw out several plain hints, multas nec dubias significationes jacere (Suet., Ner., 37): If I had given the slightest hint, the thing might have been easily done, si innuissem modo, hoc facile perfici posset.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hint?
- The usual Latin words for “hint” are significō, summoneō, innuō; also significātiō, nūtus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.