English → Latin
“sip” in Latin
sorbeōto suck in, drink upsorbillōTo sip.prīmusfirst, early; chief, principal; most excellent, eminent; distinguished, noble; the first part of; the entrance, extremitsorbitiōsmall drink, potion, broth, etc.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sip v.
PROP., sorbere: sorbillare (Terentianus, App.): summum poculum libare (after Verg., Georg., 4, 54). To sip a little wine (in order to taste it), degustare vinum.
Figuratively, primis or primoribus labris gustare or attingere aliquid (Cic.).
sip s.
sorbitio; or by the verb.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sip?
- The usual Latin words for “sip” are sorbeō, sorbillō, prīmus; also sorbitiō. 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.