English → Latin
“loggerhead” in Latin
stīpōto crowd or press together, compress; to cram, stuff, fill; to surround, encompassasinusdonkey, ass; ass, cretin, idiot, dolt, blockhead, donkey (a slow-witted, inept person)plumbeusOf or pertaining to lead.; Made of lead, leaden, full of lead.; Blunt, dull.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
loggerhead
caudex, stipes, asinus, plumbeus (Terentianus): to be at loggerheads, rixari inter se, or cum aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for loggerhead?
- The usual Latin words for “loggerhead” are stīpō, asinus, plumbeus. 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.