English → Latin
“sigh” in Latin
suspīriuma deep breath; a gasp, a pant; a sighsuspīrĭtusa breathing deeplygemōto sigh, groan; to creak; to bemoan, lamentsuspīrōto sigh (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)ingemōto groan, moan or sigh (at or over); to deplore, lament; to creak
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sigh s.
suspirium: suspiritus (sighing): gemitus (groaning). With sighs and groans, cum crebro suspiritu et gemitu: to utter a suppressed sigh, occulte suspirare (Cic.): to suppress sighs, gemitus compescere or coniprimere: to heave a sigh or sighs; Vid: the verb.
sigh v.
suspirare (the proper word): gemere; gemitus edere (to utter a loud sigh to groan). To sigh deeply, ab immo pectore suspirare or suspiria ducere (Ov., Met., 2, 156; 10, 402); suspiria trahere (Ov., Met., 2, 753); suspirium alte petere (Plaut., Cist., 1, 1, 18): to sigh over or on account of anything, gemere aliquid; ingemere or ingemiscere alicui rei: on occasion of anything, ingemiscere in aliqua re or ad aliquid; ingemere in aliqua re: to sigh under an oppressive burden, aliqua re oppressum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sigh?
- The usual Latin words for “sigh” are suspīrium, suspīrĭtus, gemō; also suspīrō, ingemō. 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.