English → Latin
“sick-bed” in Latin
grabātuscot, pallet, camp bed; synonym of lectica, stretcherlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appoint
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sick-bed
grabatus [Vid: BED]: from the context, simply lectus. To lie upon a sick-bed, cubare ex morbo: to attend the sick-bed of anybody, to watch and attend on him, alicui assidere (Vid: the proper word; Vid: Gierig., Plin., Ep., 1, 22, 11); assidere alicujus valetudini (Tac., Agr., 45, 5). To rise from a sick-bed, assurgere ex morbo. A physician attending the sick-bed of a patient, medicus assidens. Vid: also, SICK.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sick-bed?
- The usual Latin words for “sick-bed” are grabātus, legō. 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.