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“slaughter” in Latin
caedēsthe act of cutting or lopping something off; the act of striking with the fist, a beating; murder, assassination, killintrucīdātiōslaughtering, massacring, butcheryjŭgŭlātĭoa cutting of one's throat, a killing, murderingcaedōto cut, hew, fell; to strike, beat; to kill, to murdertrucīdōto slaughter, massacre, cut to pieces, kill in a cruel way; to demolish, destroy, ruiniugulōto slay, kill, slit the throat ofmactōto reward, honor; to punish, afflict, trouble; to offer, sacrifice, immolate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
slaughter s.
caedes (general term): trucidatio (a slaying, as of cattle): jugulatio (only of persons; ☞ avoid laniena in this sense). A dreadful slaughter, caedes atrox: there was no battle, but a slaughter as of cattle, non pugna erat, sed trucidatio velut pecorum: the slaughter is general, caedes omnia obtinet: to breathe forth slaughter, caedem eructare sermonibus: to commit slaughter, caedem or stragem edere, facere.
slaughter v.
caedere: trucidare: jugulare: mactare (as a sacrifice). [SYN. in SLAY.]
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for slaughter?
- The usual Latin words for “slaughter” are caedēs, trucīdātiō, jŭgŭlātĭo; also caedō, trucīdō, iugulō. 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.