English → Latin
“nip” in Latin
vellicōto pluck, twitch, pinch, nip; to suck (of bees)ūrōto burn, consume, inflame; especially of the emotions: to inflame with passion, love or lust; burn, set afire or on fire
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nip
vellicare (Quint.); comprimere digitis aliquid. To nip with cold, urere: to nip anything in the bud, figuratively, primo tempore opprimere et exstinguere aliquid (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nip?
- The usual Latin words for “nip” are vellicō, ūrō. 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.