English → Latin
“sneeze” in Latin
sternuōto sneezesternūtōto sneeze (repeatedly or violently)ēvocōto summon, to call out, to call forth; to evoke; to lure or enticeexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon; to bring forth: to raise, build; to bring out: to encourage, revive, excite, ststernūtātiōsneezing, sternutationsternūtāmentuma sneezing
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sneeze v.
sternuere: sternutare. To sneeze again, sternutationem iterare: to sneeze repeatedly, sternutationes frequentare: to hear anybody sneeze, sterntationis sonum accipere: the elephant utters a noise as when anyone is sneezing, elephas sternutamento similem elidit sonum; to say “God bless you!” when anybody is sneezing, sternutamentis salutare; salutem alicui imprecari: to cause to sneeze to make anybody sneeze, sternutamentum movere or evocare, or excitare: to cause frequent sneezing, alicui crebras sternutationes commovere.
sneeze s.
sternutatio (as act): sternutamentum (the state in which one is when sneezing): sternutationis sonus (the sound or noise produced by sneezing).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sneeze?
- The usual Latin words for “sneeze” are sternuō, sternūtō, ēvocō; also excitō, sternūtātiō, sternūtāmentum. 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.