English → Latin
“toil” in Latin
labōrōto toil, labor, work; to endeavor, strive; to suffer, be oppressed, be afflicted withlaborwork; labor, toil, exertion; hardship, trouble, fatigue, suffering, drudgery, distressopuswork, labor, accomplishment; workmanship, artwork, work (of art, literature, etc.); need, necessity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
toil v.
laborare. To toil excessively, laboribus se frangere; laboribus confici: to toil at anything, elaborare in aliqua re; operam dare alicui rei: to toil greatly at anything, multo sudore et labore facere aliquid; desudare et laborare in aliqua re. Vid: LABOR.
toil s.
labor: opera. (The words are found in this connection and order.) labor et opera. Vid: LABOR.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for toil?
- The usual Latin words for “toil” are labōrō, labor, opus. 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.