what is the little death in latin

The Latin way to say “the little death” is parva mors or mors parva , with parva mors being the more natural word order. The phrase la petite mort itself is French, not Latin, and is commonly used as a euphemism for orgasm or a brief loss of consciousness.

Usage

• parva mors = “little death.”
• mors parva = also understandable, but less idiomatic.
• If you want the French expression people usually mean, it is la petite mort.

Context

In English, “little death” usually refers to the same metaphorical idea as the French phrase, not an established classical Latin idiom.