English → Latin
“lash” in Latin
flagrumwhip, scourge, lashflagellumwhip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals (riding horses, cattle etc.); tentaclescuticastrap, lash, whiplōrumthong (leather strap); reins of a bridle; whip, lash, scourgepestisdisease, plague, pestilence, infection; a pest; destruction, ruin, deathflagellōto flog, whip, lash or scourge; to thresh or flail (grain)verberōto lash, beat, strike; to whip, scourge, flogverbumword; proverb, saying; verbacerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet marriageable; sharp, severe, bitter (i.e., extremely painful); rough, visevērussevere, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lash
PROP., flagrum, flagellum (a heavy lash); scutica, or lora, -orum, nominative plur. (a tighter lash, whip). FIG., flagellum, pestis.
lash v.
To scourge, PROP. flagris or flagellis caedere; flagellare (post-Augustan); loris caedere (with the knout): verberare.
To scourge, figuratively, verbis (Plaut.) or convicio (Cic.) verberare: *acerbe, or severe, reprehendere aliquem.
To bind or tie to anything, alligare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lash?
- The usual Latin words for “lash” are flagrum, flagellum, scutica; also lōrum, pestis, flagellō. 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.