English → Latin
“thirst” in Latin
sumto be, exist; there be; to gocupiditāsdesire (deemed good, neutral or bad); lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousnesssitiōto thirst, to be thirsty; to thirst for, long for, desire eagerlymōsway or manner (of behaving); behavior; conduct; custom; habit; practice; usage; wont; character; disposition; inclinatio
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
thirst s.
sitis (PROP. and figuratively): cupiditas (figuratively, desire); for anything, alicujus rei. Thirst after liberty, sitis libertatis: thirst after truth, cupiditas veri videndi; studium veri reperiendi: to have a thirst after anything, sitire aliquid: to have or suffer thirst, sitire; siti cruciari (violent thirst): to die of thirst, siti enecari, mori: to cause or occasion thirst, sitim facere, gignere, afferre, stimulare, acoendere: to quench thirst, sitim restinguere, exstinguere: to remove thirst, sitim explere, depellere, reprimere; sitim haustu gelidae aquae sedare (by a draught of cold water): he ought to quench his thirst only with cold water, potione aquae tantum a siti vindicari debet.
thirst v.
sitire (PROP. and figuratively). to thirst violently, siti cruciari; sitis fauces urit (poetical): figuratively, to thirst after anything, sitire aliquid; alicujus rei cupiditate flagrare; rem ardenter cupere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for thirst?
- The usual Latin words for “thirst” are sum, cupiditās, sitiō; also mōs. 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.