English → Latin
“rut” in Latin
orbitaa track or rut made in the ground by a wheel; an impression or mark resembling a rut; the path of a heavenly body, orbitlibīdōdesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness; lust, sensualityrabiēsrage; madness
The English word rut itself goes back to Latin rū̆giō, through rugītus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rut
Track of a wheel, orbita.
Desire of copulation (in deer, etc.), libido; rabies; coeundi ardor; e.g., in rabiem agi: to be in rut, lascivire in venerem; ineundi cupiditate exerceri; rabie libidinis saevire (opposed to desiderio libidinis solvi).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rut?
- The usual Latin words for “rut” are orbita, libīdō, rabiēs. 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.