English → Latin
“jabber” in Latin
blaterōto babble, gibber, speak foolishly or in an animalistic manner; to croak; to bleatcrepōto rattle, rustle, clatter; to crack, creak; to prattle, talk noisilystrepōto make a noise; to rattle, rustle, rumble, murmur, hum, roargarriōto chatter, prattle; to chatter, prattle; to say something in a prattle
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
jabber
blaterare: crepare (on crepare, Vid: Heindorf, ad Hor., Sat., 2, 2, 33): strepere (PROP. of geese, but also of men): garrire (chatter). Vid: GABBLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for jabber?
- The usual Latin words for “jabber” are blaterō, crepō, strepō; also garriō. 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.