English → Latin
“scar” in Latin
cicātrīxscarsuscipiōto take up, acknowledge; to undertake, assume, begin, incur, enter upon (especially when done voluntarily and as a favor
The English word scar itself goes back to Latin scarus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
scar
cicatrix. Covered with scars, alicuicatricosus. Scars on the breast, cicatrices adverso corpore acceptae; cicatrices adversae. To return from war covered with honorable scars, cicatrices ex bello domum referre: to receive scars in war, cicatrices in bello accipere or suscipere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for scar?
- The usual Latin words for “scar” are cicātrīx, suscipiō. 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.