Latin–English dictionary

cantor

(music) One who plays on a musical instrument.

cantrix

(music) One who plays on a musical instrument.

Cantuāria

A local government district with borough status of Kent, England, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself.

cantus

(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

canua

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

canus

Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.

Canutus

(historical) A en given name used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

capācitās

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.

capax

Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

capellus

(headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

caper

(childish) A male goat.

caper ēmissārius

In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.

capere

(intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

caperrō

(transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

capiens

Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance; sympathetically aware.

capillamentum

A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.

capillus

(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

capiō

(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

capistrum

A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

capitālismus

(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.

capitis dolor

(pain) A pain or ache in the head.

Capitolium

The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.

capitulum

A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.

capparis

The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.

capra

(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.

Capreae

An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.

capreolus

A male roe deer.

Capricornus

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

caprifolium

Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

capsa

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

capsella

A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.

capsicum

(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.

capsula

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

captiō

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

captīvitās

The state of being captive.

captīvus

Held prisoner; not free; confined.

captūra

(countable) Something which is captured or caught.

captus

One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.

capulum

A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

capulus

A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

caput

The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

carabina

A rifle with a short barrel.

carabus

Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

carbasa

(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

carbasus

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

carbo

A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.

Carboniferum

(geology) the Carboniferous period

carbonium

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.

carcer

An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.

carcerārius

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

cardinālis

(Roman Catholic) One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope, equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.

cardō

A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

carduus

(countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.

carēna

(historical) The 40-day period of isolation required after 1448 at Venice's lazaret to avoid renewed outbreaks of the bubonic plague and identical policies in other locations.

Carenes

(historical) One of the seven great Parthian feudal families.

careo

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

cārex

Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.

cariēs

(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.

carīna

(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.

cariōsus

Having undergone decay, rotted.

cāris

(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

caritas

In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.

Carmēlus

A mountain range in Israel.

carmen

An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).

carminō

(textiles) To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.

carnālis

Of, relating to, or containing meat.

Carnatica

A state in southern India. Capital: Bangalore.

carnifex

An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

carnificīna

The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.

carnificō

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

carnivora

An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.

carnivorus

Predatory or flesh-eating.

carnufex

An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

carō

(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat). [from 14th c.]

carō porcī

(mostly, uncountable) The meat of a pig.

carola

A en given name.

Carolus

A en given name.

Carolus Magnus

One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.

carōta

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

carpa

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

carpentum

A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.

carpō

(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out

carptim

Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.

carpus

(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.

carriabilis

Able to be carried or easily moved.

carrūca

A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.

carrus

A burden; a weight to be carried.

carta

A navigator's map.

Carthagenna

A city in Murcia, Spain.

Carthāginiēnsis

Of or pertaining to Carthage.

Carthāgō

(historical) An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. [16th cent.]

Carthāgō Nova

A city in Murcia, Spain.

Carthago Spartaria

A city in Murcia, Spain.

cartilāgō

(skeleton, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.

cartographia

(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. [from 19th c.]

cārus

Much loved, dearly loved.

casa

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

Casachia

A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Casanum

The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

caseus

(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

cāseus soiae

A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

Casimīrus

A en given name.

cassis

(headwear) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

cassō

To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

cassus

(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

cassuvium

A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

cassytas

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

cassythas

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

castanea

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

castellum

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

castīgābilis

Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

castīgō

(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.

castitās

The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

castor

(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.

castoreum

The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.

castra

A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.

Castra Bonnensia

An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany.

castrō

(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

castrum

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

Castrum Danorum

The capital city of Estonia.

castula

A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

castus

Free from guilt; innocent.

casū

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

casula

(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

casurus

Having collapsed.

cāsus

(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.

cata

Indicates a means of classification or organisation.

catachytlum

An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.

catalana

The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero.

catalanicus

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

catalanus

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

Catalina

A en given name.

catamītus

A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man. [1552]

Catana

A metropolitan city of Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Catania.

catapulta

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.

cataracta

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

Cataya

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

catēchūmena

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

catēchūmenus

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

categoria

An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.

catellus

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

catēna

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

caterva

A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.

Cathaya

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

cathedra

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

Catherina

A en given name.

catholicus

Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.

catillāmen

(film) Ellipsis of press junket.

catillus

A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

Catina

A metropolitan city of Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Catania.