English → Latin
“slay” in Latin
trucīdōto 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, immolatecaedōto cut, hew, fell; to strike, beat; to kill, to murderoccidōto fall down; to go down, set; to perish, die, pass awayinterficiōto kill, destroy, assassinate, slayinterimōto do away with, abolish; to destroy; to slay, killcōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, se
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
slay
trucidare (in a barbarous or horrible manner): jugulare (to cut the throat): mactare (PROP., to kill as a sacrifice; all three of men or animals): dejicere (to strike to the ground; an animal or person): caedere, occidere (to cut down enemies, etc.): interficere: interimere (to kill): conficere (to kill those who offer resistance). To slay many enemies, multos hostes concidere. Vid: also, To KILL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for slay?
- The usual Latin words for “slay” are trucīdō, iugulō, mactō; also caedō, occidō, interficiō. 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.