English → Latin
“peep” in Latin
aspiciōto look at, towards, or upon; behold, gaze at or upon; view, see, examine, survey, inspect, investigate; regard, respectcōnspectusa sight; sight (the ability to see; power of sight); presence, proximityintueorto look at, upon or towards; to consider, regard, observe, give attention to, contemplate; to regard with admiration, adcontueorto look or gaze upon, behold, see, view, survey; to ponder, weigh, contemplate; to preserve (carefully), take care of, sdīlūculumdaybreak, dawnpīpōto pip, peepintrōspiciōto look at, into or upon; to examine, inspectappāreōto appear, be visible, come into sight; to be evident, clear or certain; to appear as servant or aid (a lictor, scribe, dīlūcēscōto dawn (begin to grow light)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
peep s.
A look, aspectus, conspectus. To take a peep at, oculis percurrere aliquid (hastily): aspectum converter aliquo: oculos conjicere in aliquid; intueri; contueri; aspicere aliquid: a peep-show, *cista ubi rerum imagines introspicientibus repraesentantur (Döer.).
First appearance; at peep of day, (cum) prima luce; sub lucis ortum; diluculo (primo).
peep v.
(To cry as chickens) pipire (Col.); pipare (Varr., ap. Non.).
PEEP AT or INTO, oculis percurrere aliquid; oculos conjicere in aliquid; intueri; aspicere aliquid; introspicere (into).
PEEP, or PEEP FORTH, ostendere se; apparere. The day peeps forth, dilucescit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for peep?
- The usual Latin words for “peep” are aspiciō, cōnspectus, intueor; also contueor, dīlūculum, pīpō. 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.