English → Latin
“sew” in Latin
suōto sew, stitch; to join, fasten together; to devise, cobblecōnsuōto sew together, sew up, stitch, join; to patch up; to devise, plan
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sew
suere. To sew on, assuere alicui rei: to sew in, insuere in aliquid: to sew together, sew up, consuere (to sew together): to sew up a wound, vulnus fibulis consuere; vulneris oras fibulis or suturis inter se committere (but vulnus alligare is = to bind up a wound); obsuere (to stop up by sewing).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sew?
- The usual Latin words for “sew” are suō, cōnsuō. 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.