Latin–English dictionary

crista

(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals. [from 17th c.]

cristallus

(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.

Croātia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

croaticus

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.

crōciō

(intransitive) To make a croak sound.

crocodilus

Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

crocus

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

crotalum

(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

crucesignatus

(historical) A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.

cruciabilis

Causing physical or mental agony.

Cruciata

Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it.

cruciatus

Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

crucifīgō

To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.

crucifixio

An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.

crucifixum

An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.

crucifīxus

that has been subject to crucifixion

cruciō

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.

crūdēlis

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

crūdēlitās

(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.

crūdēliter

In a cruel manner.

cruditas

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

cruditatem

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

cruditates

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

crūdus

Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.

cruentō

(transitive) To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.

cruentus

Soaked in blood.

crumena

(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

cruor

Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.

crūs

In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.

crusta

A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc

crustulāria

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

crustulārius

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

crustum

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

Crux

(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.

crypta

An underground or underwater passage.

cryptocurrentia

A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.

crypton

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

crystallum

(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.

cubiculum

(archaic) A bedroom.

cubīle

A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.

cubital

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

cubitum

The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.

cubitus

(slang) Inattentive.

cubo

(slang) Inattentive.

cubus

Any object more or less in the form of a cube.

cucubo

To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.

cuculla

A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

cucullus

(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

cucuma

(cookware) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

cucumiformis

Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.

cucumis

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

cudere

(informal) To strike heavily.

cūdō

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

cui

Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.

cujus

Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

culcita

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

culeus

A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

culex

Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

culīnārius

Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.

culleus

The scrotum.

culmen

(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

cūlōsus

Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

culpa

The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.

culpabilis

Responsible for a dishonest act.

culpandus

Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.

culpō

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

cultio

The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.

cultor

Someone or thing who lives in a place.

cultrīx

Someone or thing who lives in a place.

cultus

Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

culus

(euphemism) The buttocks or anus. [1794]

cumera

A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.

cumprīmē

(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

cumulō

(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.

cumulus

A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection.

cunabula

(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

cunae

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.

cunctans

Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.

cunctātiō

An act of hesitating

cunctātor

A person who dawdles or idles.

cunctor

To put off until a later time; to defer.

cunctus

Entire, undivided.

cunela

Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.

cuneus

One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.

cunīculus

A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

cunnus

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

cupa

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

cupiditas

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

Cupīdō

(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.

cupidus

Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

cupiens

(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

cupienter

In an eager manner.

cupiō

To want; to wish for earnestly.

cupītor

One who daydreams.

cuppēdia

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

cuppēdināria

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

cuppēdinārius

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

cupressus

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

cupreus

Made of copper.

cuprum

(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.

cūr

(interrogative) For what cause, reason, or purpose.

cūra

Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

curatio

Medical care for an illness or injury.

curator

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

cūrātor bonōrum

A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity. [from 18th c.]

curatrix

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

curatura

Medical care for an illness or injury.

curculiō

Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.

curdicus

Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family.

Curia

A French commune in the Haute-Corse department, Corsica.

cūriālis

A person in attendance at a royal court.

curiose

With care; attentively, circumspectly.

cūriōsitās

(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]

cūriōsus

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.

cūrō

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

currere

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

curriculum

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

curriculum retroflexum

An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.

curriculum vitae

A person's life story, especially one published.

currō

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

currus

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

currus tractorius

(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

cursor

A person who delivers messages.

cursu

(uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

cursus

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.

cursus electronicus

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.

curto

To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.

curtus

Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

curvāmen

A curve.

curvō

(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

curvus

(Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.

cuscūta

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.

cuscūtha

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.

cuspis

The sharp tip of an object. [from 14th c.]

custodia

The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

custodio

(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.

custōs

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

custōs corporis

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

Cuthbertus

A en given name.

cutis

A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.

cyaneus

(particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.

cyclas

(clothing) A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.

cyclōps

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

Cygnus

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

cylindricus

Shaped like a cylinder.

cylindrus

A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.

cylix

An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

cymbalum

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

cymithārra

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.

Cynicus

Of or relating to the Cynics.