Latin–English dictionary

Barbara

A en given name.

barbare

In an incorrect manner.

barbarus

An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.

barbas

A brother or brother-in-law of one's father. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Barbāta

An island and country in the Caribbean.

barbātus

Having a beard; involving a beard.

Barca

(historical) Former name of Marj: a city in Libya (in the former Roman province of Libya Superior/Libya Pentapolitana).

barcala

(informal, pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

Barcino

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

bardus

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

Barium

A metropolitan city of Apulia, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Bari.

Barnabas

(biblical character) An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem

barō

A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.

barrus

A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

basiare

(reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.

basiari

(reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.

bāsiātor

One who kisses.

basileus

Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.

Basilius

A en given name, in quiet but steady use in the UK.

basiō

(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.

basipila

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

basis

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.

basium

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

Basra

A port city in southeastern Iraq.

bassa

(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.

bassus

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

basterna

(countable, obsolete) A bed, especially a pile of straw with blankets &c. used as a bed.

bastum

A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.

Batāvī

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

Batavia

A province of the Netherlands.

batavice

The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.

batavicus

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

batavus

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

battuō

(slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.

batus

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

batypicron

An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

Bavaria

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

bavaricus

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Bavarus

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

bē

The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.

beatitūdō

The condition or state of being blessed; holy.

Beātrīx

A en given name.

beatus

Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

bee

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

Belgia

A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

Belgica

A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

Belgium

A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

Belgradum

The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

bellāria

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

bellātor

A warrior; a fighting soldier.

bellātrix

A warrior; a fighting soldier.

bellax

(comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.

bellicōsus

Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.

bellifer

Martial, bellicose or militaristic.

belligero

(intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

bellō

(intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

bellor

(intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

bellula

Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.

bellulum

Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.

bellulus

Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.

bellus

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

Belogradum

The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

Belorussia

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

bēlua

A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.

bēluālis

(literally, _, and, _, figuratively) Beast-like

bēluīnus

(obsolete) Of, characteristic of, or pertaining to beasts; animal, bestial; brutal.

bēluus

(literally, _, and, _, figuratively) Beast-like

bene

(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

bene ambulā

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

bene ambulāte

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

bene sapiat

Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

benedīcō

(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

Benedictus

(countable) A en given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.

benefactor

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

beneficio

(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.

beneficium

An advantage; help or aid from something.

Benelux

An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

benevente!

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

beneventi!

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

benevolens

Having a disposition to do good.

benevolentia

(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

Beniamin

(biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.

Beniāmīnus

(biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.

benignē dīcis

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

benignus

Kind; gentle; mild.

Beninum

A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.

Benjamin

(biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.

benzinium

(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

Berkeleia

A city in Alameda County, California.

Berma

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

Bernardus

A en given name.

Bernna

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

Bernum

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

Beroea

The capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

Berona

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

beryllium

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

beryllus

(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).

Bērȳtus

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

Bestia

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

bēta

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

Bethsābē

(biblical character) In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.

Betis

A river in southern Spain.

bētō

(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)

betula

A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.

betulla

A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.

bibax

Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.

Biblia

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.

bibliopola

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

bibliopolium

A shop that sells books.

bibliothēca

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

bibōnius

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

bifidus

split, divided, or partially divided into two.

bifurcum

The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.

bigener

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.

Bilbaum

The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.

bīlis

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

binus

Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.

biochemia

(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry.

biochemica

(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry.

biocolyta

(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

biodegradibilis

Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.

biodiversitas

(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

biographia

A person's life story, especially one published.

biologa

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

biologia

The study of all life or living matter.

biologus

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

biosphaera

The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.

bipartiens

Serving to divide or separate.

Birmania

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Also known as Burma (which was formerly the official name).

birra

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

bis

Two times.

bisexuālis

(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. (Compare pansexual.)

bison

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

bitnummus

(countable, computing, finance) A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency.

bītō

(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)

bitūmen

A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.

bivium

(physical) An intersection in a road or path where one road is split into two.

Blanca

A en given name.

blandilocutor

A smooth-talking person.

blandīmentum

(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.

blandior

To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.

blanditia

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

blandus

Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.

Blasius

A en given name.

blasphēmia

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

blasphēmō

(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

blaterō

To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.

blatta

A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.

blavus

(particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.

blennus

(colloquial) A stupid person.