English → Latin
“stint” in Latin
coartōto press together, compress, contract, confine; to abridge, shorten (of time); to abridge, compress (of discourse)coërceōto enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass; to curb, restrain, tame, correct, appease; to restrain, keedēdūcōto lead or bring out or away, divert; escort, accompany, conduct (out of one's house as a mark of respect or for protect
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stint
modum facere alicui rei: aliquem circumscribere: coartare: coercere. To stint one as to time, in speaking, in breve tempus conjicere aliquem (Tac.): to stint one’s self for time, sibi temperare in dicendo, in scribendo (after Cic.): to stint one in food, arte colere aliquem (Sall., Jug., 85, 35); parce habere aliquem; alicui cibum subducere or deducere: to stint one’s self, parce vivere; sumtus circumcidere; modum facere sumptibus (to contract one’s expenses; also, impensas corripere, Suet.): to stint one’s self in food, parce fraudare se victu suo; fraudare ventrem (☞ defraudare genium suum is rather poetical; opposed to defraudare nihil sibi, Petronius, 69, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stint?
- The usual Latin words for “stint” are coartō, coërceō, dēdūcō. 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.