Latin–English dictionary

angustus

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

anhēlō

(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

aniba

A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.

anima

Hortative of go, particularly as a cheer expressing encouragement.

animadversio

(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.

animadverto

(intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.

animal

Of or relating to animals.

animal domesticum

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

animal familiāre

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

animal mānsuētum

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

animalis

Of or relating to animals.

animāns

That lives.

animate

A living creature.

animatum

A living creature.

animo

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

animulus

Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.

animum attendo

(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]

animus

The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

animus virilis

The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.

anīsum

An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.

Anna

A en given name.

annales

A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

Annamiticus

Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

Annapolis

The capital city of Maryland, United States and the county seat of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

anne

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

annihilatio

The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.

annihilō

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

anniversārius

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

annoctatio

(uncountable) Nightfall.

annosus

Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.

annullare

Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.

annūllō

(transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.

Annuntiatio

(Christianity) The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.

annuntiō

(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

annus

(countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.

annuum

(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.

annuus

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

anōmalos

Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

anomalus

(grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.

anōnymus

Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

ānsa

The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

Anscharius

A en given name.

Anselmus

A en given name.

Ansloa

A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.

Antarctica

The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.

Antarēs

Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.

ante

In front of in space.

ante aer. comm.

(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.

ante aer. vulg.

(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.

anteā

At an earlier time.

antebrachium

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

antecēdēns

Earlier, either in time or in order.

antecedo

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

antecursor

A runner at the front or ahead.

anteeo

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

antehabeō

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

antepaenultimus

Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

antequam

In advance of the time when.

anterior

Previous.

anteveniō

(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

anthrax

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.

anthropologia

The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

anthrōpophagus

An organism which eats others of its own or similar species or kind, especially a human or other human-like creature such as a zombie who consumes human flesh.

Antibarium

A town and municipality of Montenegro.

anticipatio

The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

anticipō

(transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

anticorpus

(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.

antīcus

Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).

antidepressivum

(pharmaceutical drug) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.

antidotum

A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.

Antigonē

(Greek mythology) the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in fiction and mythology

antiheros

(literature, RPG) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

antilēna

A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.

antipāpa

(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.

Antiqua

The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean. [from late 16th c.]

antīquus

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

antistita

A female clergyman with a higher function than a normal priestess.

antlia

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.

Antōnius

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

antrum

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

Antverpia

The largest city and provincial capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium.

Antwerpia

The largest city and provincial capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium.

Anubis

(Egyptian god) In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal.

ānulāris

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.

ānulātus

Marked with rings, circles, or loops.

anulus

A ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure.

ānus

Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)

anxietās

An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

anxifer

Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy.

anxius

Nervous and worried.

aorta

(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

apage

(colloquial) An imperative demand to leave, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.

apathīa

Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

apellātor

(law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court

aperio

(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.

apertē

In an open manner; visibly.

apertūra

A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.

apex

The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.

aphaca

The most common and well-known species of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Aphrodite

(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.

apiārium

A place where bees and their hives are kept.

apiārius

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

apinae

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

apis

(informal, proscribed) Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp.

apīscor

(ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]

āplūda

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

apō

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

Apocalypsis

(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.

Apollo

(astronomy) An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU.

apologus

A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.

apoplēxia

(by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.

apostasia

The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.

apostata

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

apostātrīx

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

apostolus

(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.

apostropha

(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.

apostrophus

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

apothēca

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

apparātus

(collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.

appareo

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

appellare

(transitive) To publicly implicate by name.

appellativus

(grammar) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.

appendicitis

(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix

appendix

(uncountable) The act of adding anything.

appetitus

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

appeto

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

applaudō

(transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.

applausus

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

applicō

(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

apporto

(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

apprecor

(transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.

apprime

(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

approbō

(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.

appropinquō

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.

appropriātus

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

āprīcātiō

The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan.

Aprīlis

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

aptē

In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably

aptus

Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

apud

Near or next to.

apus

A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.

aput

Near or next to.

aqua

(uncountable) An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

aqua vitae

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.

aquae

A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.

aquae dēiectus

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

aquae lāpsus

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

aquāle

A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water

aquāliculus

A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch. [from 18th c.]

aquālis

A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.