English → Latin
“wane” in Latin
senēscōto become aged, grow old, age; to decay or diminish in strength, grow weak, weaken; waste away, wane, decline, dwindle; dēcrēscōto grow less or shorter, decrease, wane, dwindle; to vanish, fade, disappear, pass away by diminutiondēminuōto make smaller; to diminish, lessen or reduce; to weaken
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wane s.
deminutio luminis: (luna) senescens or decrescens (Cic.): (lunae) decrescentia (Vitr.).
wane v.
decrescere (of the moon, Cic.): deminui (to diminish). Vid: also, DECLINE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wane?
- The usual Latin words for “wane” are senēscō, dēcrēscō, dēminuō. 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.