English → Latin
“miscarry” in Latin
parumvery little; insufficient, not enough, too littleredigōto drive, lead, or bring back; to call in, collect, raise, receive; to reduce to a certain state
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
miscarry
PROP., abortum pati.
Figuratively, non succedere, non, or parum, or secus procedere (not to have a desired result): praeter spem evenire, secus cadere, praeter opinionem cadere (to turn out badly, contrary to expectation): ad irritum cadere, redigi (to be quite frustrated). His attempt miscarried, male gessit rem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for miscarry?
- The usual Latin words for “miscarry” are parum, redigō. 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.