English → Latin
“murmur” in Latin
murmurōto murmur, mutter; to murmur or grumble at, complain ofsusurrōto hum, buzz, murmur, mutter, whisperfremōto murmur, mutter, grumble, growl at or after something; to complain loudly; to roar, growl, hum, rumble, buzz, howl, snmussōto say in a soft voice, murmur; to be silent and respectful; to refrain from speaking because of fear or uncertaintymussitōto keep quiet; to mutter, murmur
The English word murmur itself goes back to Latin murmur.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
murmur v.
To make a low and frequent sound, murmurare; susurrare (to whisper, purl; of persons or of water): fremere (as a token of satisfaction, or the contrary): mussare, mussitare (to speak in a low tone; these three only of persons): cum murmure labi (of water). To murmur among one another, inter se commurmurare: to murmur to one’s self, secum commurmurari.
To complain, queri de aliqua re; non sedate, non aequo animo, ferre aliquid; fremere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for murmur?
- The usual Latin words for “murmur” are murmurō, susurrō, fremō; also mussō, mussitō. 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.