English → Latin
“tumble” in Latin
cadōto fall, to fall out; to fall in battle, die, be slain, fall so as to be unable to rise; to be frustrated, fail, to be olāborto slip, slide, glide; (of fluids) to flow gently; to fall, sink down; to slip, stumbleprōlāborto glide, slide, slip forward; to collapse, decay, sink, decline, go to ruincorruōto fall down, totter, collapse; (rare) to overthrowtrahōto drag, pull; to trail; to extract, withdraw, derive, take awaycāsusa fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an event, happening, occurrence
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tumble v.
Intransitively, cadere: labi: prolabi (forward): corruere (to fall down; of men and animals): ruinam facere or trahere (to fall down in ruins; of buildings, etc.). [Vid: FALL.]
Transitively, deturpare rugis: rugas cogere.
tumble s.
casus, -ūs: lapsus, -ūs. Vid: FALL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tumble?
- The usual Latin words for “tumble” are cadō, lābor, prōlābor; also corruō, trahō, cāsus. 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.