English → Latin
“transfix” in Latin
trānsfodiōto thrust, stab or run through, transfix, transpiercecōnfodiōto dig (thoroughly), dig up or over, dig round about, turn over (of land), prepare by digging; to strike down by stabbintrānsfīgōto thrust through; to transfixcōnfīgōto fasten together (especially with nails); to transfixtrānsverberōto strike through, pierce through; to transfixpercutiōto strike, beat; to make an impression on the mind, touch, please, delight, astonish, shock; to killvēnābulumhunting-spear
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
transfix
trajicere: transfodere: confodere: transfigere: configere: transverberare (e.g., venabulo): percutere. To transfix with, a sword, alicui latus transfodere gladio: aliquem gladio transfigere; (poetical), alicujus pectus ferro or gladio haurire: to transfix with a dagger, aliquem sica conficere; aliquem pugione percutere (for which Tac. poetically puts the simple fodere): to transfix from below, subfodere (e.g., equum or ilia equo).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for transfix?
- The usual Latin words for “transfix” are trānsfodiō, cōnfodiō, trānsfīgō; also cōnfīgō, trānsverberō, percutiō. 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.