English → Latin
“prick” in Latin
ictusa beating time, a beat; a beat of the pulse; an attack, shotpūnctiōpuncture, prickingpungōto prick; to puncture; to stingstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentiveaculeussting, stinger (of an insect); sting (metaphorical); spine, thorncompungōto prick or puncture; to goad or stimulate; to tattoo (mark with points)stimulōto urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up; to torment, vex, trouble, disquiet, disturbūrōto burn, consume, inflame; especially of the emotions: to inflame with passion, love or lust; burn, set afire or on fireīnfestōto vex (a person) repeatedly, trouble, harass, molest (also used of adverse physical effects, circumstances, Fortune); t
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prick s.
A puncture, ictus; punctio; punctum. A slight prick, punctiuncula.
A sharp instrument, goad, prickle, stimulus; aculeus: to kick against the pricks, adversus stimulum calcare (Terentianus).
prick v.
PROP., , pungere, compungere (the proper words, both of persons and of things): stimulare (with a goad). To prick with a needle, acu pungere or compungere: to prick one’s hand with a needle, *acu sauciare manum.
Figuratively, pungere, compungere, urere, infestare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prick?
- The usual Latin words for “prick” are ictus, pūnctiō, pungō; also stimulus, aculeus, compungō. 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.