Latin–English dictionary

majōritās

More than half (50%) of some group.

māla

The small prominent bone of the cheek.

Malabaria

A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum).

Malaca

A port city, the capital of the province of Malaga, Andalusia, Spain.

malacia

(meteorology) The absense of wind; a period of time without wind.

Malaeorum

(broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.

Malaesia

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

Malaicum

(broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.

male

In a bad manner.

male capiō

(transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

male comprehendō

(transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

male intellegō

(transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

male percipiō

(transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

maledictio

A vulgar epithet.

maledictiōnēs

(informal) Expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn. [from 1886]

maledictum

(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.

malefactor

A person who performs evil acts.

malefica

A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

maleficium

(often, in the plural) A practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magic.

maleficus

A person who performs evil acts.

malevolentia

Hostile attitude or feeling.

malignus

Morally corrupt.

malitia

A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.

malleatus

Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.

malleō

To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.

malleus

An infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.

mālō

(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]

malo tractare

(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

mālogrānātum

The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.

Maltēnsis

Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

mālum

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]

mālum aurantium

(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.

malum granatum

The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.

malus

(botany) Any tree that bears apples, principally Malus domestica but also certain wild species.

mamilla

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]

mamma

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

mammalia

An animal of the class Mammalia.

mammalis

An animal of the class Mammalia.

mammōsus

Having large breasts.

manatus

Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions.

mancus

(informal) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.

mandātum

An order to do something.

mandatum nummārium

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.

mandō

(transitive) To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.

mandra

(countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.

mandūcō

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

mane

The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. [from 13th c.]

maneō

(intransitive) To endure, continue over time.

manerium

An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.]

manes

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

manganum

(uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.

mangō

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

manica

(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

manicae

A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.

manifēstātiō

The act or process of becoming manifest.

manifestus

Obviously true by simple observation.

manipulō

(transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

manipulus

The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

Manitoba

A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.

mannus

A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

mansuēfaciō

(transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

mānsuēs

Not exciting.

mansuēscō

(transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

mānsuētus

Not exciting.

mantele

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

mantichōra

(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

mantichōras

(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

manticulātor

A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.

Mantua Carpetanorum

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

manuballista

A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.

manubrium

The handle of a tool or weapon.

manulea

The part of a garment that covers the arm. [from 10th c.]

manūmissiō

Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.

manūmittō

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

manūpretium

Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

manus

(anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).

mappa

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

Marathōn

A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.

marathrum

A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.

Mārcellus

A en given name.

marceō

(intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.

marcesco

(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]

marchensis

A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

marchiō

A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

marchisus

A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

Mārcī pānis

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

marcidus

Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.

marcus

A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.

Mardochaeus

(Biblical character) One of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.

Mardocheus

(Biblical character) One of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.

mare

The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.

Margareta

A en given name.

Margarita

A en given name.

Margiāna

A city, the capital of the region of Mary, in southeastern Turkmenistan.

margō

The outer edge of something.

Maria

(Ireland, dated) A male middle name, given in honour of the Virgin Mary.

Marīna

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina).

marinarius

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

marinellus

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

marīnus

Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.

marīta

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

marītāgium

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

marītālis

Pertaining to marriage.

maritimus

Not constant; wavering.

maritō

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

maritor

(transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place. [from 16th c.]

maritus

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

marmor

(uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. [from 12th c.]

Marocum

A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.

marra

(when not otherwise specified) An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds by hand.

Mars

(astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂

marsupial

Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.

marsupialis

Of or pertaining to a marsupial.

marsupium

A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.

martellus

A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.

martēs

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

martes pennanti

A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti), that has thick brown fur.

Martha

The sister of Lazarus and Mary in the New Testament.

Martialis

A en given name, narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).

Mārtiāna

Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants. [from 19th c.]

Mārtiānum

Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants. [from 19th c.]

Mārtiānus

Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants. [from 19th c.]

Martinica

An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.

Mārtīnus

A en given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

Martinus Lutherus

Martin Luther, German monk and theologian whose teaching inspired the Reformation.

mārtipānis

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

mārtius

The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.

Mārtius pānis

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

Marylandia

A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.

mās

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

masca

A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.

masculīnitās

The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.

masculīnus

Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.

masculismus

exaggerated masculinity

masculus

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

Mason

A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.

massa

Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.

Massilia

The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

masticō

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

mastīgia

A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.

mastrūca

(informal) A silly or foolish person.

masturbātor

(sometimes, pejorative) Someone who masturbates.

masturbātrīx

(sometimes, pejorative) Someone who masturbates.

masturbor

(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.

mater

A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).

materia

Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.

materies

Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.

māternālis

Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.

maternus

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

mātertera

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.