English → Latin
“strain” in Latin
volōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendintentiōstrain, tension; increase, augmentation; exertion, effortcarmensong, tune; a composition in verse, a poem; poetry, verse, song; poem, poetry (strictly any poem or poetry that can be stonusThe stretching or straining of a rope.; A strain; tension.; The pitch, sound or tone of something.contendōto hurry; to stretch, draw tight, make taut, strain; to place together in comparison, compare, contrastintendōto stretch out; to strain; to turn one's attention to, focus (on); to aim, turn, directdēliquōto clarify, strain a liquid; to explainpercōlōto strain or filter through; to percolatedēfaecōto cleanse from dregs; to cleanse, purify; to relievedēspūmōto skim (off) (froth); to settle (stop frothing)
The English word strain itself goes back to Latin stringō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
strain s.
Force, vis: intentio (the straining; opposed to remissio).
A musical sound [Vid :, MUSIC].
A song, carmen.
Style, manner, tone, Vid.
strain v.
To stretch, contendere: intendere. To strain every nerve, contendere nervos omnes; manibusque pedibusque obnixe facere omnia (proverbially, Terentianus, Andr., 1, 1, 134); in anything, omni virium contentione incumbere in aliquid or laborare in re; omni studio incumbere in aliquid; rem magno conatu studioque agere; contendere et laborare, or omni ope atque opera eniti, ut etc. To strain the mind, the eyes, animum, aciem oculorum intendere.
To force, Vid:
To purify by filtration, deliquare (by pouring off a liquid; Col., 12, 39, 2): percolare (by passing through a strainer): defaecare (to clear from the dregs): despumare (to take off the scum, to skim): diffundere (to strain by drawing off, wine; Vid: the commentators on Hor., Ep., 1, 5, 4).
Sprain, convellere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for strain?
- The usual Latin words for “strain” are volō, intentiō, carmen; also tonus, contendō, intendō. 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.