Latin–English dictionary

ordior

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

ordō

(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.

Orelianum

A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.

organismus

Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]

organum

A device used to produce music.

organum tubulatum

(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.

orgasmus

A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]

orgia

A gathering of people to engage in group sex.

oribata

A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure. [from 19th c.]

orichalcum

(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

oriēns

The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

orientalis

Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.

orīganum

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

originalis

(not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.

orīgo

(countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.

origo proficīscor

(transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.

Orion

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

orior

(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

ōrnāmentum

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

ornamentum musicalis

(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.

ornātrix

A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.

ornithorhynchus

A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).

orno

(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.

ornus

Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.

ōrō

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

orphanotrophium

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

Orpheus

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

orthodoxia

Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

orthodoxus

Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted. [1640s]

ortus

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

orycteropus

The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]

oryx

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

ōs

(slang) Any bodily orifice, in particular the anus.

os carpī

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

os pubis

The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

oscillo

(intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

oscillum

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

oscitātiō

The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.

oscitō

(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.

ōsculor

(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.

osculum

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

Osīris

(Egyptian god) The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.

osmanicus

Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire.

ōsor

One who hates.

osseus

Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.

ossifragus

A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.

ossium compāgēs

(anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

ostendō

(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.

ostentare

To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.

ostentus

A show or spectacle.

ostiārius

A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.

ostium

(architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.

ōtacustēs

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

Othinus

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

otiosus

In a leisurely manner.

ōtium

Time when one is not working.

Ottavia

A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.

ova

Eggs of fish.

ova spongia

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

ovilla

The meat of sheep used as food.

ovis

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

ovum

(cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

oxymorum

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

oxytropis

Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.

p. Chr.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

p. Chr. n.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

P.M.

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

pabō

A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.

pābulātiō

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

pābulor

(transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.

pābulum

Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

pācātiō

The process of pacifying.

pācātor

Someone or something that pacifies. [from 16th c.]

pācifer

Calm, peaceful.

pācificātiō

The process of pacifying.

pācificātor

Someone or something that pacifies. [from 16th c.]

pācificō

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

Pācistānia

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.

pācō

(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.

pactiō

A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.

pactum

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

Padua

A city, the capital of Padua, Veneto.

Padus

The longest river in Italy, which flows 652 kilometers eastward to the Adriatic Sea near Venice.

paedīcātor

(derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.

paedīcō

A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

paedidus

Covered with filth; very dirty.

paedor

(UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police.

paedotropheum

(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.

paelex

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

paelicātus

The state of being or keeping a concubine.

paene

Very close to, but not quite.

paeninsula

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

Paeninsula Indosinensis

(dated) A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia.

paenitendus

Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.

paenitens

Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.

paeniteo

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

paenultimus

(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

paeōnia

A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.

pāgānismus

paganism, heathendom

pāgānitās

paganism, heathendom

pāgānus

A country person.

pāgēnsis

A country person.

pagina

(publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).

pāgula

(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.

pāgus

A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.

Pakistania

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.

pala

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

palabundus

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

palaestēs

(wrestling) A person who wrestles.

Palaestīna

(historical, technical, rare) The British League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, of which this region was a part (the remainder being Transjordan, which covered approximately the lands of the modern Kingdom (originally Emirate) of Jordan).

palasea

(butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine; a round of beef.

palātium

A large and lavishly ornate residence.

palātum

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

palea

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

Palēstīna

(historical, technical, rare) The British League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, of which this region was a part (the remainder being Transjordan, which covered approximately the lands of the modern Kingdom (originally Emirate) of Jordan).

palinatus

(countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.

palindromus

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.

pallaca

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

pallidus

Afraid; suffering from fear.

Palma

A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.

palmārium

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

palmula

The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]

palmus

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

pālor

(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

palpābilis

Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

palpātor

One who flatters.

palpebra

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

palpebrae

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.

palpebrō

(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

palpitō

(intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm.

palpō

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

palpus

(anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.

palūdester

Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

palūdōsus

Characteristic of or resembling a fen; marshy, swampy; also, of land: containing a fen or fens.

Palum

A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

palūs

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

paluster

Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.

pampinō

(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.

pampinus

The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.

pānārium

A basket used for storing or carrying bread.

panax

Prunella vulgaris, a species in the mint family.

panchrestārius

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

pancratium

(chiefly, Britain) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names.

pancreas

(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

pandectēs

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.

pandiculor

(intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.

pandō

(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]

Pandōra

(Greek mythology) The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.

pandus

Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape

pangō

(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.