What is the Latin word for tired?

The usual Latin words for “tired” are fatīgō, fessus, dēfatīgō; also dēfetīscor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“tired” in Latin

fatīgōto fatigue, tire or weary; to vex or torment fessustired, weary; weak, enfeebled; sick, diseased dēfatīgōto tire out or exhaust; to lose heart or be discouraged dēfetīscorto become tired, grow weary, be exhausted

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

tired

fatigatus (by action): fessus (by suffering or enduring). Very tired, defatigatus: defessus: lassitudine confectus (Caes.): tired with a journey, fessus de via (Cic.): tired with walking, ambulatione fessus (Plin., Ep.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for tired?: The usual Latin words for “tired” are fatīgō, fessus, dēfatīgō; also dēfetīscor. 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.