English → Latin
“rush” in Latin
iuncusrush, reedscirpusa rush, bulrush; riddle, enigmaiunceusmade of rush; like or resembling a rush; slim, slenderjuncĭnusmade from rushes, rush-scirpeuspertaining to rushes (plant)juncōsusfull of rushesiuncētuma place where rushes growincursiōan onrush, an attack.; an invasion, incursionincurrōto run into or towards; to attack, invade; to happen (to), befall, occur, to incurimpetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rush s.
(a plant)(a plant), juncus: scirpus (γρῖπος or γρῖφος, of grassy nature). Made of rushs, junceus or juncinus; scirpeus: full of or abounding in rushs, juncosus: a spot grown all over with rushs, juncetum: to make of rushs, e junco texere. Anything is not worth a rush, nihili esse. Not to think anything worth a rush, non unius assis aestimare: a rush-light, lucerna cubicularia (Mart. 14, 39). To use or burn anything instead of a rush-light, aliquid in usum nocturni luminis urere (☞ nocturnum lumen = a light during the night). To work by a rush-light, or by candle-light in general, lucubrare: elucubrare.
rush s.
(a driving forward)(a driving forward), incursio: incursus: impetus (of an attack). At the first rush or onset, primo incursu: primo impetu. A rush of waters, auctus aquarum [Vid: also, CONCOURSE]: to make a rush at anybody, incurrere or irrumpere in aliquem: irruere, or incursare, or impetum facere in aliquem.
rush v.
ferri (to move quickly): rapide ferri (rapidly, e.g., of a river, etc.): sublime ferri (in an upward direction from below): praecipitem ire: praecipitari (down from a height): praecipitem devolvi (down from or through a rock, per saxa, of a river): to rush at anybody, incurrere or irrumpere in aliquem: to rush forth, effundere (of water): evomere: eructare (of flames); also, prorumpi: prorumpere (to burst out): profundi: se profundere (to stream forth: all four of men and things; e.g., tears, etc.). To rush out of the gates, se proripere porta foras: to rush forth from out of the ranks, equo citato evehi extra aciem. To rush forth from the ambush, ex insidiis subito consurgere: to rush out, avolare: aufugere: se proripere (impetuously, or in great haste; also, with ex, etc.): to rush in, irruere (to run into) or irrumpere (to break into, in, etc.; e.g., into the town, in urbem): praecipitem dare or praecipitare in aliquid (to precipitate into). To rush into anything: e.g., into the flames, the ranks of the enemy, etc., se injicere in ignem, in medios hostes; also, se immittere in aliquid: equum immittere or permittere in aliquid; e.g., in medios hostes (the latter if on horseback); also, incidere in aliquid or alicui rei (e.g., into the open gates, patentibus portis): se offerre, se inferre (e.g., into danger): The crowd that was rushing into the circus, infusus populus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rush?
- The usual Latin words for “rush” are iuncus, scirpus, iunceus; also juncĭnus, scirpeus, juncōsus. 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.