English → Latin
“roar” in Latin
rūduslump (especially of copper or bronze); tile; debris, rubblerū̆giōto roar, bellow; rumble; to brayvōciferorto cry out, shout, scream, exclaimmūgiōto moo, low, bellow; to roar, rumble, bray, groanfremōto murmur, mutter, grumble, growl at or after something; to complain loudly; to roar, growl, hum, rumble, buzz, howl, snimmūgiōto bellow in or at
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
roar
rudere (Verg.); rugire (Spart.; of lions): rudere, vociferari (of men): mugire, fremere (of thunder): immugire (of a storm, a volcano): mugire, immugire (of the sea).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for roar?
- The usual Latin words for “roar” are rūdus, rū̆giō, vōciferor; also mūgiō, fremō, immūgiō. 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.