English → Latin
“thumb” in Latin
pollexthumb; big toe; a unit of distance, equivalent to approximately 24.6 mm; one uncia (see also: Ancient Roman units of meapollicārisof a thumb
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
thumb s.
pollex: digitus pollex. Of the size of a thumb, pollicaris: of a thumb’s breadth, latitudine pollicari; latitudine digiti pollicis (after Caes., B. C. 3, 13): of the thickness of a thumb, crassitudine digiti pollicis; crassitudine pollicari: a thumb’s breadth, crassitudo digiti pollicis: crassitudo pollicaris: of the length of a thumb, longitudine digiti pollicis (aft Caes., B. C. 3, 13): a thumb’s length, longitudo digiti pollicis (after Caes., B. C. 3, 30): a thumb-screw, *tormentum pollicibus admovendum.
thumb v.
*pollice terere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for thumb?
- The usual Latin words for “thumb” are pollex, pollicāris. 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.