English → Latin
“rib” in Latin
costaa rib; a side, a wallstatūmenthat upon which any thing rests.; a support, stay, prop.; a rib of a ship.cōnfodiōto dig (thoroughly), dig up or over, dig round about, turn over (of land), prepare by digging; to strike down by stabbinsīcaa dagger, dirk, poniard; the edge of a boar's tusk
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rib
costa. To break a rib, costam frangere: his rib is quite broken, tota costa perfracta est (Cels.): to stick a man in the ribs, alicujus latus transfigere, confodere or transfodere gladio (sica, etc.).
Ribs (of a ship), costae: statumina (the framework): the keels and ribs were first made of light timber, carinae primum ac statumina ex levi materia fiebant.
Ribs (on leaves), foliorum nervulae (Plin.).
Wife, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rib?
- The usual Latin words for “rib” are costa, statūmen, cōnfodiō; also sīca. 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.