English → Latin
“miscarriage” in Latin
abortiōpremature delivery, miscarriage, abortionabortuspremature delivery, miscarriage, abortion; an unfinished piece
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
miscarriage
PROP., abortio, abortus (act of bringing forth prematurely): abortus (produce of a premature birth).
Figuratively, irritum inceptum; irritus labor. Vid: also, FAILURE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for miscarriage?
- The usual Latin words for “miscarriage” are abortiō, abortus. 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.