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“miss” in Latin
dominusmaster, owner, possessor, proprietor; owner of a residence; master of his servants and slaves; lord, rulerdominulalittle lady or mistress of the housedomicellayoung lady, maiden; nundēsīderōto want, desire, wish for, long for; to miss, lack, need; to losequaerōto seek, look for; to ask, question, seek or search for a thing, inquire, query, interrogate; to strive for; endeavor; srequīrōto look after, seek or search for; seek to know, ask or inquire after; to ask for, request; to need or missomittōto let go, allow to pass by, let fall or let loose; to lay aside, give up, abandon, neglect or disregard; to omit, leavepraetermittōto allow or permit to pass; to omit or neglect; to overlook
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
miss s.
As a title of respect, of an unmarried lady, domina; also, (if very young) dominula, domicella (of the Silver age, and late; Vid: Bocltiger’s Sabina, 1, p. 37) :
miss v.
Not to hit, non ferire (after Hor., A.P. 350): ictus alicui deerrat (the blow missed him; Vid: Plin. 28, 8, 16): without missing, sine frustratione (Quint., 2, 20, 3): to cause a thrust or blow to miss, frustrari ictum (Curt., 6, 5, 16).
To feel the loss or absence of a thing, desiderare; quaerere; requirere: to miss very much, desiderio alicujus rei angi; magna molestia desiderare aliquid.
To omit, omittere, praetermittere: to miss an opportunity, occasionem omittere or amittere (Cic.); praetermittere (Caes.); dimittere (Nep.): not to miss an opportunity, occasionem captare (Cic.); arripere (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for miss?
- The usual Latin words for “miss” are dominus, dominula, domicella; also dēsīderō, quaerō, requīrō. 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.