English → Latin
“sore” in Latin
ulcussore, ulcer, woundsauciushurt, wounded, injured, stricken, smitten; ill, sickatterōto wear away, rub away; to grind; to chafegravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardacerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet marriageable; sharp, severe, bitter (i.e., extremely painful); rough, vi
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sore s.
ulcus, -eris, neuter Vid: ULCER.
sore adj.
PROP., saucius: attritus (made sore by rubbing). Sore places, attrita, nominative plur.; attritae partes: to rub sore, atterere; atterando sauciare.
Figuratively, Painful, distressing, gravis; acerbus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sore?
- The usual Latin words for “sore” are ulcus, saucius, atterō; also gravis, acerbus. 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.