English → Latin
“wrinkle” in Latin
corrūgōto wrinkle; to corrugatecontrahōto draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass; to bring about, accomplish, execut
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wrinkle s.
ruga. To contract wrinkles, cutis culcatur rugis (Ov.).
wrinkle v.
rugare (Plin.): corrugare (Col.), contrahere (Cic.). To wrinkle the forehead, cogere rugas in frontem (Juv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wrinkle?
- The usual Latin words for “wrinkle” are corrūgō, contrahō. 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.