meiō
The English phrase "pee" can be translated into Latin as meiō or mingō.
Meaning: urinate (verb)
Ways to say it
| Latin |
|---|
| meiō |
| mingō |
These verbs are used to describe the act of urinating.
Did you know?
- Emperor Vespasian famously imposed a tax on the collection of urine from public toilets, leading to the Latin proverb pecunia non olet, meaning 'money does not smell'.
- Roman public toilets had long shared benches without dividers, so a visit was often a social occasion.
- The verb mingō shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'micturate', which is the formal medical term for urinating.
Examples in context
- Nunc meiō.I am peeing now.
- Cur meiō hic?Why am I peeing here?
Example conversation
Julia and Marcus are walking in the garden.
- JuliaMarce, ubi est latrina?Marcus, where is the toilet?
- MarcusEst ibi post arborem.It is there behind the tree.
- JuliaFestīnō, nam mihi meiendum est!I am hurrying, because I need to pee!
- MarcusFestina tunc, Julia.Hurry then, Julia.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pee” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
