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“needle” in Latin
acusa needle, a pin; bodkin; alternative form of acus (“bran”)minuōto make smaller, lessen, diminish, reduce, minimize; to attenuate, appease, suppress, repress, quell; to dismember, tear
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
needle
acus, -ūs: a very fine needle, *acus pusilla, minuta: to thread a needle, *filum in acum inserere or conjicere: the prick of a needle, vulnus acu punctum (Cic.): to seem like the prick of a needle, acu punctum videri: to live by one’s needle, acu victum quaeritare (after Ter.): a needle-case, theca acubus servandis: needle-maker, acurarius (Inscript.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for needle?
- The usual Latin words for “needle” are acus, minuō. 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.