Latin–English dictionary

ā

The name of the Latin script letter A / a.

a ducor

(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).

a loco

From a place, hence.

a mano

(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).

a sinistra parte

On the left side.

A. C.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

A. D.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

Aab

(Judaism) The eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tammuz and before Elul.

Aaron

A surname transferred from the given name.

ab

In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.

ab eō tempore

From a specified time in the past.

ab mano

(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).

ab orior

(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).

abacus

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

Abaddōn

The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;[First attested from 1350 to 1470]

abagmentum

(pharmaceutical drug) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abaliēnō

To cause one to feel unable to relate.

abambulo

(transitive) To go away from; to leave.

abax

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

abbās

The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.]

abbātiālis

Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess. [late 17th century]

abbātissa

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

abbreviātiō

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]

abbreviō

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abdicare

(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]

abdicātiō

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abdicō

(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]

abditus

Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.

abdōmen

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

abdōminālis

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]

abductiō

Leading away; a carrying away. [from early 17th century.]

abductor

(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]

abecedārium

An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.

abecedarius

According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

Abel

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.

abellana

The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

Abelus

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.

abeo

(intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

abhinc

Before now, before the present time

abhorreō

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abicio

(transitive) To throw away, to reject.

abiēs

(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.

abigo

(transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.]

ābilis

Able to be done; fit to be done.

abinde

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

abire

(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

abitio

(euphemism) A death.

abitus

The action of disappearing or vanishing.

abiungō

(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.

abjecta

Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]

abjectus

Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]

ablatio

(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.

ablēgātiō

The state of being banished, exile.

ablēgō

(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.

abluō

(transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.

ablūtiō

The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [From mid 16th century.]

abluvium

A great flood or rain.

abnegō

(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

abnormis

Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]

abolefaciō

(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.

aboleō

(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.

abolescō

(intransitive) To vanish.

abolitiō

The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.]

abolla

The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

abōminābilis

Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

abōminandus

Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

abōminātiō

(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350]

abōminor

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

aborior

(transitive, biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

aboriscor

(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

abortiō

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

abortus

An induced abortion.

abrādō

(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

abrāsiō

The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

abrumpō

(transitive) To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.

abruptum

A very steep cliff.

abscedo

(transitive) To go away from; to leave.

abscīsus

Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

abscondō

(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.

abscōnsum

(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]

absēns

(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absinthiātum

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

absinthium

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

absisto

(transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

absolvere

(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absolvo

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

absonō

Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.

absorbens

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absorbeō

(transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]

absque

Not doing or not having done something.

abstēmius

Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]

abstinax

Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstinentia

The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

abstineo

(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstractus

Isolated; excluded; estranged.

absum

(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.]

absurditas

(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

absurdus

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]

abundans

Ample, plenty, abundant.

abundanter

In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abundantia

An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abūsiō

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]

abūsīvus

Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.

abuti

(transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate. [from around 1350 to 1470]

abūtor

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]

abyssālis

Especially of depth: physically incapable of being measured; immeasurable.

abyssus

Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

AC

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

acacia

(countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

acadēmicus

A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts. [from 17th c.]

acarus

Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).

accēdō

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.

accelerātiō

(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

accelerō

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

accendō

(transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).

acceptātor

One who accepts.

acceptātrīx

One who accepts.

acceptiō

(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

acceptor

One who receives.

acceptrix

One who receives.

acceptus

Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.

accessus

(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.

accidentia

(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.

accidō

To happen; to occur.

accio

(transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.

accipio

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

accipiter

A bird of the species Accipiter nisus

accīsus

Rendered less effective.

acclāmātiō

A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.

acclamo

(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

acclārō

(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

accola

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.