Latin–English dictionary

Lucernae

The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland.

lucesco

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

Lucianus

A sophist who was of Syrian origin.

lucidus

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

Lūcĭfer

(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess.

lūcifugus

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

lucioperca

Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.

luciscere

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

Lucius

(rare) A en given name.

lucror

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

lucrum

(dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.

luctātiō

sport

luctātor

(wrestling) A person who wrestles.

luctor

(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.

lūctus

The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.

lūcūbrō

(idiomatic) To work studiously, especially late into the night.

lucunculus

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

lucuns

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

lūcus

A small forest with minimal undergrowth.

ludere

(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

ludia

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

lūdibrium

Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

lūdibundus

Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.

lūdō

(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

lūdus

Playful, often noisy, activity.

ludus pilae et basium

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

ludus scacchorum

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

ludus schacorum

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

luella

(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.

luēs

Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.

lūgubris

Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

lumbrīcus

A worm that lives in the ground.

lumbus

The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.

lūmen

(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.

lūminōsus

Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.

luna

The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

lūnāris

(astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.

lunaticus

Crazed, mad, insane, demented.

Lundonium

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

luo

(transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.

lupa

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

lupānar

A house of prostitution.

lupānāria

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

lupātus

Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.

lupinotuum

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

lupinus

Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.

Lupus

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

lurcinābundus

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

lurcō

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

lūridus

(of skin) Yellowish.

luscinia

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.

lusciniola

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.

luscinius

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.

Lūsītānia

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

lusitanus

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

lūsor

One who plays any game or sport.

lustrago

Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

lustrum

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.

lūsus

The act of one who toys.

luteolus

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

Lutetia

(Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.

Lutetianus

Of, relating, or pertaining to Paris, France

lutetium

A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.

luteus

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

lutō

To cover or splash (someone or something) with mud.

lutra

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.

lutulentus

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

lutum

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

lūx

A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.

lūx stēllāris

Light emitted from stars other than the Sun.

lūx stēllārum

Light emitted from stars other than the Sun.

Luxemburgum

The capital city of Luxembourg.

luxō

(medicine) To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.

luxuria

Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.

luxuriosus

(archaic) Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.

lūxus

The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

ly

The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...

lycanthropus

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

lycopersicum

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

Lȳdia

(historical) A historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.

lympha

(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.

lymphoma

(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

lynx

Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.

Lyra

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.

maca

(medicine) A piece of material used to cover a wound.

Macedonicus

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.

Macedoniense

(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense).

Macedoniēnsis

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.

Macedonius

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.

macellārius

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

macellum

A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

macer

Angular, bony, and lean.

mācerō

(transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]

māchina

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

machina vectoria

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

māchināmen

An instrument or condition to achieve a result. [late 14th c.]

māchinātor

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

machinula calculatoria

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.

Machometus

(Islam, uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.

macritūdō

The property of being lean, without excess or fat.

macrooeconomia

The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

macropus

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

mactatio

An instance of someone being killed.

mactātor

one who slaughters.

mactē

Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.

mactus

transformed into something more glorious than it actually is (often used sarcastically)

macula

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.

maculatus

Discoloured by spots; stained.

maculosus

Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.

Madagascaria

An island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo.

madefacio

(transitive) To make moist or moister.

madidus

Completely wet; sodden

mador

The state of being moist.

Madritum

A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid.

madulsa

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

maenianum

(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.

maeror

A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

maestitia

A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

maestus

Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

maga

(chiefly, fantasy) A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

Magi

(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).

magia

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]

magice

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]

magicus

Of, relating to, or by means of magic.

magis

A (usually wooden) trough in which dough is kneaded before baking into bread.

magis magisque

(degree) Progressively more.

magister

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

magistra

A female teacher.

magnae speī

Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

magnanimitas

The quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.

magnanimus

Of an action, that requires courage.

magnārius

Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

magnesium

The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.

magnēsius

Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.

magneticus

Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.

magnētismus

(physics) The property of being magnetic.

magnetoscopium

A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).

magnificentia

grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor

magnitudo

The state, condition, or quality of being great

magnopere

To a great extent or degree.

magnum opus

A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

magnus

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

Magnus Ducatus Moscuensis

The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg.

magus

A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.

Mahometus

(Islam, uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.

māiestās

The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.

maior

Greater in number, quantity, or extent.

Maius

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.

maizium

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

major

Greater in number, quantity, or extent.