Latin–English dictionary

Halifacium

An industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds.

Halifaxia

A regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1749]

halipleumon

An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

hallūcinor

(ambitransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.

halmaturus

A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.]

hālō

(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

hāmātus

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

hamaxostichus

A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel. [from 19th c.]

Hamburgum

The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.

Hamtonensis

A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.

hāmus

A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.

hanc

The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

Hannibal

A en given name of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Hantonensis

A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.

Hantonia

A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.

hara

A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.

harēna

An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).

harenae charta

(uncountable) Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.

harenarium

(wiki) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.

haringus

Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

hariolor

(transitive) To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

harmonium

(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.

harpa

(music, colloquial) Any musical instrument.

harpicordium

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

harpyia

(mythological creature) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.

Harrisburgum

A city, the state capital of Pennsylvania.

Hartfordia

The capital city of Connecticut, located in Hartford County.

harum

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

harundō

A rod, often made in sections, which carries a line used for angling and is used to support both the line and the reel and to cast the line.

harundō Indica

(slang) A didgeridoo.

Hassia

A state of modern Germany.

hasta

(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.

hau

Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

haud

(idiomatic) Certainly not; definitely not; not at all.

haud dubiē

In a manner that leaves no possibility of doubt.

haurio

(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]

haut

Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

Havaiana

The Hawaiian language.

Havaii

(specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.

hebdomadārius

(Roman Catholicism) A member of a chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.

hebeneus

Made of ebony wood.

hebenus

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

hebes

Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

hebetare

(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.

hebraeus

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Hebræos

(biblical) The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.

Hebudes

The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.

hecatombē

(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.

hedera

Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

hēdonismus

(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.

Hedvigis

A en given name.

hēdycrum

A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.

Heidelberga

A city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg.

Heinricus

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

Hēlī

A en given name of Biblical origin.

helica

(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.

helicopterum

(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.

helium

(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

helix

A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.

Hellas

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.

Hellē

(Greek mythology) A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont.

Hellenes

A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

helluō

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

helluor

To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.

Helsingia

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

Helvetia

A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto).

helvēticus

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

hēmīna

A customary unit of measure

hēmisphaerium

(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s].

Henna

A city and comune, the capital of the province of Enna, Sicily, Italy.

Henricus

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

hēpar

(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

Hēra

(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

herba

(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

herbagium

(legal) The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).

herbaticum

(legal) The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).

herbesco

(gardening, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.

herbosus

Covered with grass.

herctum

(countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).

Herculēs

(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.

here

On the day before today.

heredito

(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.

hērēs

Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.

heri

On the day before today.

Hermandica

A city in Castile and León, western Spain, capital of the province of Salamanca.

Hermes

(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

Hermionē

(Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.

hernia

(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

Hērōdēs

The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.

Hērōdis diēs

Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.

heroinum

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]

hērōis

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

hērōs

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

Hesperides

A port city in eastern Libya.

hesternus

The day immediately before today; one day ago.

heterogeneus

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

heu

(archaic) An exclamation of grief.

heus

An exclamation to get attention.

hi

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

hiātus

An opening that goes all the way through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent.

Hibēricus

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language.

hibernaculum

A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

hibernalis

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

hiberno

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

hibernus

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

hibiscum

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

hibiscus

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

hibrida

(dated, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).

hic

(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

hic diēs

The current day or date.

hida

(historical) A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents. [from 9th c.]

hiemālis

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

hiemō

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

hiems

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

Hieremias

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Hiericus

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

Hieronymus

A en given name.

Hierosolyma

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

Hierosolymae

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

Hierusalem

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

Hiezabel

(biblical character) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.

hilaris

Noticeably happy and optimistic.

hilaritas

The state of being cheerful; joy.

hilariter

In a cheerful manner.

hilarō

(transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.

hillae

A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.

Hīlōta

(historical, Ancient Greece) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.

Himalaja

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

hinc

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

hindice

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

Hinduismus

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

hinnītus

The cry of a horse.

hinnuleus

A young deer.

hinnus

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).

hiō

(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

Hippocraticus

Pertaining to, or in accordance with the theories of, ancient Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates.

hippopotamus

A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.

hircus

(childish) A male goat.

hirnea

A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.

Hiroshima

A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.

hirpex

A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.

hirpus

Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.

hirriō

(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.

hirritus

The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

hirūdō

An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

hirundō

A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.

Hispalis

The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.

Hispāna

A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.

Hispania

A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.

hispanica

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.