English → Latin
“swoon” in Latin
dēliquiumwant, defect; failure; eclipsesyncŏpēA fainting awaydēficiōto move away, leave, withdraw, break away; to be exhausted, run out, fail, run out, be wanting, fail, cease, disappear, intermoriorto die in secret, or unobserved; to decay or become neglected; to faintcollāborto collapse, fall in
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
swoon s.
subita defectio (Suet., Calig., 50); in more modern Latin, deliquium, syncope (medical technical term).
swoon v.
animus aliquem linquit, deficit (Curt.): anima deficit (Cels., 1, 17): animo linqui aliquis coepit (Curt.): animo linqui (Sen., De Ir., 1, 12, 2): animus aliquem relinquit (Caes., B.G., 6, 38): intermori (Liv.): collabi (Suet.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for swoon?
- The usual Latin words for “swoon” are dēliquium, syncŏpē, dēficiō; also intermorior, collābor. 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.