English → Latin
“quaver” in Latin
vōxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, (turn of) phrasevibrissōto use vibrato (while singing)fēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
quaver s.
vox or sonus vibrans (Plin., 10, 29, 43).
quaver v.
vibrissare (Titinn., ap. Fest.): vocem in cantando crispare (Festus, p. 159, Lindem.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for quaver?
- The usual Latin words for “quaver” are vōx, vibrissō, fēstus. 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.