English → Latin
“jolt” in Latin
quassōto shake repeatedly, to quake; to wave or flourish; to weakenconcutiōto shake violently (or together); to agitate; to terrify or alarmiactōto throw, cast, hurl; to scatter, toss; to disturb, disquiet, torment, agitate, shockmoveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, produceoffendōto hit, thrust, strike against something; to meet, encounter (someone); to suffer damage, receive an injuryiactātiōshaking, agitation
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
jolt v.
TRANS., quassare: concutere: jactare.
INTRANS., jactari (to be tossed about): *quasi saltuatim moveri: cum crebris offensibus (Lucr.) moveri.
jolt s.
offensus (Lucr.). Jolts, jactatio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for jolt?
- The usual Latin words for “jolt” are quassō, concutiō, iactō; also moveō, offendō, iactātiō. 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.