Latin–English dictionary

ēiciō

(transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.

ēiectāmenta

Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

einsteinium

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.

eius

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

el

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

ēlātiō

Intense pleasure.

elecromagnetismus

A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.

elector

(historical) A German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; a prince-elector.

ēlectricitās

(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.]

electricus

Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.

electronica

(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.

electronicus

Generated by an electronic device.

ēlectrum

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]

ēlectus

Especially good or preferred.

eleēmosyna

Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

ēlegans

Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.

elegī

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]

elegīa

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]

elementārius

Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.

elementum

(mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.

Eleonora

A en given name.

Elephantīnē

An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it.

elephantus

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

elephas

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

elevatus

Raised, usually above ground level.

ēlevō

(transitive) To lift up; raise; elevate.

ēliciō

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

eligere

(transitive) To mention, specify.

ēligō

(transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election

eliminatio

The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.

ēlinguis

Having no tongue.

Elisabeth

The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures

Elisatia

A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

Eliseus

(biblical character) A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.

ēlix

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

ēlixus

Cooked in boiling water.

ellychnium

(countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.

ēlogium

A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

ēloquens

Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.

eloquium

The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

eloquor

(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.

ēluctor

(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.

ēlūdō

(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.

ēluviō

The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

Ēlysium

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The home of the blessed after death.

Ēlysius

Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.

em

The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.

ēmancipō

To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.

embamma

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

embolus

(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)

emendate

In a correct manner.

ēmendātus

Without fault; free from defect or error.

emendo

(transitive) To make better; improve.

ēmentior

To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.

ēmereō

(transitive) To deserve, to earn.

emergo

(intransitive) To come into view.

ēmeritus

A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.

ēminens

(of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy.

ēminentia thenaris

The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.

emineo

(intransitive, copulative) To distinguish oneself; to excel.

ēmissārium

A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

emissarius

An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

ēmissiō

(symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.

ēmittō

(intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off.

emō

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).

ēmolumentum

(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

empīricus

(historical) A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.

emporium

(also, figuratively) A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.

emptiō

The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

ēmptor

A person who makes one or more purchases.

ēmptrīx

A person who makes one or more purchases.

emptum

That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

empȳreus

Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.

ēmunctus

Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.

ēmūniō

To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or them) in a defensive position.

en

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.

enascor

(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.

Encaenia

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

encyclopaedīa

A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.

encytus

A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage.

energia

(physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.

energīa potentiālis

The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).

ēnervis

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

ēnervō

(transitive) To make (more) feminine.

enim

(modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.

ēnormis

Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.

ens

Used to form present participles of verbs.

ēns extrā terram

A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.

ens ubique

Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.

ens undique

Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.

ensifer

(constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

ensis

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

ēnūntiō

(transitive) To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

eō

(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.)

eo cum nartas

(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).

eodem

(chiefly, literary, or, law, archaic) To that place.

eorum

Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

ephippium

The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.

Ephraim

The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

epidemiologia

(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.

epigrammaticus

having the characteristics of an epigram

epigraphia

The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.

epilēpsia

(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

epileus

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

Epiphanēa

A city in Syria.

Epiphanīa

A city in Syria.

episcopa

(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

episcopātus

The office or function of a bishop.

episcopus

(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

epistola

(formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo.

epistomis, -idis

(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

epistomium

(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

epistula

A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.

epistȳlium

(architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.

epitaphium

An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.

epocha

A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.

epulor

(intransitive) To partake in a feast, or large meal.

epulum

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

equa

An adult female horse.

eques

A man who rides a horse.

equile

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

equīnus

Of or relating to a horse or horses.

equīsō

A person who looks after horses.

equitātus

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

equitō

(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]

equuleus

A young male horse.

equulus

A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.

Equus

(constellation) A constellation of the northern sky, near the vernal equinoctial point, representing the winged horse. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.

equus Troianus

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

er

The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.

ērādīcō

To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.

ērādō

(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]

Erdēlia

A historical region in western Romania.

erectio

(uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something.

ērectus

Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

ergā

In the direction of.

ergastulum

(US) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.

ergo

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

ēricius

A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

Ērīcus

A en given name.

erigō

To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

ērinaceus

A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

erisma

(architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

erithacē

Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.

Ernestus

A en given name; popular in the 19th century.

ero via

(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.

Eros

(Greek god) The god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares. His Roman counterpart is Cupid.

errābundus

Which wanders; travelling from place to place.

errans

Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.

erraticus

Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.