Latin–English dictionary

erro

(US) To make a mistake.

erroneus

Containing an error; inaccurate.

error

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

ērūca

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

ērudītiō

Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.

ērudītus

Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.

eruptio

A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.

es

(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

esca

Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

esculentus

Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.

Esdrae

(biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.

Esonia

The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.

ēsor

A person or animal who eats.

esse

Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.

essedārius

A person who drives a chariot.

essedum

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

essentia

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

Estonia

A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.

Estonicus

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.

ēsuriō

I have a strong appetite to eat.

et

Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]

et al.

And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

et quidem

(focus) Likewise.

et...et...

Including both of (used with and).

etc.

And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

ēthologia

(zoology) The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.

etiam

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

etiamsī

Regardless of whether; irrespective of (something happening or being the case).

etsi

Although, despite (it) being.

etymologia

(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.

eu

An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.

euax

Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.

eucalyptus

Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.

Euclides

Euclid of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician, fl. 300 BC.

Eufrates

A river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.

euge

Used to express approval, joy or victory.

eugenica

(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.

Eugenius

A en given name.

eulogium

An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

eum

With accusative effect or as a direct object. [from 12th c.]

eunuchus

A castrated human male.

Euphemia

A en given name.

euphemismus

(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar.

Euphrates

A river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.

Euricus

A en given name.

euro

(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €

euronummus

(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €

euronus

(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €

Eurōpaeus

Related to the European Union.

eurum

(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €

Eurydice

(Greek mythology) The name of various figures in Greek mythology.

Eustachius

A en given name.

euthanasia

The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.

euthīa

(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.

ēvacuō

To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.

evado

(transitive, legal) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.

Evander

A en given name.

evanescō

(intransitive) To vanish.

evangelium

The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.

evenio

(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

ēventum

An occurrence; something that happens.

eventus

(chiefly, sport) The scoreline; the result.

ēverriculum

(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

ēverrō

(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.

ēvidens

Obviously true by simple observation.

ēvidenter

In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]

evigilans

Sleepless.

ēvigilātiō

The act of becoming aware of something.

evigilo

(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

evigilor

(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

ēvīlescō

(intransitive) To decline in value over time.

ēvincō

(transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.

ēvirātus

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

evitabilis

Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.

ēvītō

(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.

evoco

(transitive, idiomatic) To order into service; to summon into service.

evolutio

(biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]

ēvolūtiō vītae

(biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]

ex

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

ex ducor

(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).

ex hoc loco

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

ex quō tempore

From the time that.

ex. gr.

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

exacerbō

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

exactiō

The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

exāctus

(broadly) Both exact and accurate.

exaltātiō

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

exāmen

A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.

examussim

(manner) Without approximation; precisely.

exanimatio

An instance of someone being killed.

exanimis

Having difficulty breathing; gasping.

exanimō

(transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

exarmō

(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.

exaudio

(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.

excaeco

(transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.

excellens

Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

excellentia

The quality of being excellent; brilliance

excello

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

excelsus

High, tall, having great height or stature.

exceptiō

That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.

excerpō

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

excerptum

A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.

excessive

To an excessive degree.

excidō

(intransitive) To vanish.

excipio

(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.

excitans

Creating or producing excitement.

excitātus

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

excitō

(transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.

excītus

Afraid; suffering from fear.

exclāmātiō

A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

exclāmō

(ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.

exclūdō

(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.

exclusiō

The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. [from 17th c.]

excōgitandus

fictional, made up, imaginary.

excōgitātus

fictional, made up, imaginary.

excolo

(transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.

excommūnicātiō

The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.

excommūniō

The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.

excors

Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement

excretio

The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.

excubitor

A sentry, watch, or guard.

exculta hominum vīta

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.

excursiō

A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

excursus

(law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.

excūsā

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

excūsāte

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

excūsō

(transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

execror

(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

exedō

(transitive) To eat.

exedrium

(British) The living room or sitting room of a house.

exēgēsis

A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.

exemplar

The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.

exemplum

Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

exenterō

(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.

exeō

(intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.

exerceō

To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.

exercitator

A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

exercitatrix

A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

exercitō

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.

exercitor

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

exfilo

Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.

exhālātiō

The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

exhālō

(ambitransitive) To exhale.

exhauriō

(ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.

exhērēdō

(transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.

exhibeō

(transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.

exhortātiō

The act of encouraging

exhortor

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

exigentia

The quality or condition of being urgent.

exigō

(idiomatic) To push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere.