English → Latin
“itch” in Latin
prūrīgōan itching, the itch; a lecherous itching, lasciviousnessprūrītusan itching, itchformīcātĭoan irritation of the skin resembling the crawling of antsprūrīgĭnōsusHaving the itchprūriōto itch or tingle; to long forformīcōto crawl like an ant; to feel as if ants are crawling on one's skin, experience formication
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
itch s.
prurigo: pruritus: formicatio. [SYN. in To ITCH.] Having the itch, pruriginosus.
itch v.
prurire (general term): formicare (as if ants were running over the part that itches): verminare ( “vermina = dolores corporis cum quodam minuto motu, quasi a vermibus scindatur,” Festi, Mart., 14, 23). My skin itchs, cutis prurit mihi (also, IMPROP., of one who is going to be beaten); cutis formicat: my ear itchs, auris verminat mihi.
IMPROPR., Itching ears, *aures nova semper sitientes: to please itching ears, perhaps aures alicujus quasi voluptate titillare (Cic., after levitatem alicujus quasi voluptate titillare, Cic.).
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- What is the Latin word for itch?
- The usual Latin words for “itch” are prūrīgō, prūrītus, formīcātĭo; also prūrīgĭnōsus, prūriō, formīcō. 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.