Latin–English dictionary

Romaeus

(fiction) One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.

rōmāna

(historical) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.

rōmānī

(historical) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.

Rōmānia

A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.

rōmānicus

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.

rōmānus

(historical) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.

Rōmulus

(Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Remus.

rōridus

Covered by dew.

rōs

(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.

Rosamunda

A en given name.

rosarium

Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).

roseus

Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

rōsmarīnus

A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.

Rosmarinus officinalis

A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.

rostrum

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.

rota

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

rotalis

Having wheels; on wheels.

rotatio

(chiefly, uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

Roterodamum

A city in South Holland, Netherlands.

Rothomagus

The prefecture of the department of Seine-Maritime, and the capital of the region of Normandy, France, on the Seine River.

roto

(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

Rotomagus

The prefecture of the department of Seine-Maritime, and the capital of the region of Normandy, France, on the Seine River.

rotundus

Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.

Roxana

The wife of Alexander the Great.

Ruanda

A country in East Africa.

rubefaciō

(transitive) To make red or redder.

rubellus

Somewhat red.

Rūbēn

(biblical character) First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

rubeō

(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.

ruber

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

rubescō

(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.

rubeus

(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.

rubia

A dye made from the plant.

Rubicō

(historical) A small river in northeastern Italy which flowed into the Adriatic Sea marking the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C.E. began a civil war.

Rubicōn

(historical) A small river in northeastern Italy which flowed into the Adriatic Sea marking the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C.E. began a civil war.

rubicundus

(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.

rubidus

(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.

rubinus

(uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.

rubisca

Any small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.

rubrica

A heading in a book highlighted in red.

rubropurpureus

Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

rubus

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

rudēns

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

rudimentum

(often, _, in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.

rudis

Crude; unrefined.

rudō

To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

rudor

The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

rūdus

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.

rufus

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

rūga

A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.

rūgōsus

(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.

ruīna

The act of collapsing.

ruīna navis

A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.

rūma

An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.

rumex

Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially

rūmīnō

(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.

rūmor

Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.

rumpō

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

rūmusculī

(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.

rūna

Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.

runcīna

(countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

runcō

(transitive) To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).

ruō

(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.

Rupertus

(rare, _, compared to given name) A French surname originating as a patronymic.

rūpēs

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

rupex

An uncultured person; a vulgarian.

Rupifortium

A city and commune of Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

ruptiō

Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.

ruptura

A burst, split, or break.

rūrālis

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.

ruricola

(slang, US, usually, pejorative, offensive, ethnic slur) A poor, rural, usually white, person from the Southern United States or parts of the Midwest and Northeast, especially one whose beliefs are seen as unsophisticated and backward; sometimes with additional connotations of being bigoted.

rūrsum

In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

rūrsus

(obsolete) In return, as a reciprocal action; back. [13th–19thc.]

rūs

(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]

Ruscisilva

A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry.

rūscum

(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

Russia

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.

Russia Alba

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

russus

(countable, obsolete) A person from the Soviet Union.

rūsticus

A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.

ruta

Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.

rutabulum

(cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.

Ruthenia

A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities. [from 19th c.]

Ruthenia Alba

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

Ruthenica

(uncountable) The Russian language.

ruthenicus

Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

rutrum

A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

s

(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

S.

Abbreviation of Saint.

Saba

(biblical) A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.

sabbata

The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Jewish Sabbath; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

sabbatum

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

sabīna

The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.

saburro

(transitive) To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.

saccharīnus

(dated) Of or relating to sugar; sugary.

sacciperium dorsale

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

sacco

(transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.

sacculārius

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

sacculus

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

saccus

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

sacellum

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.

sacer

Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

sacerdos

A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.

sacerdotālis

Of or relating to priests.

sacerdotessa

A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.

sacerdōtium

The role or office of a priest.

sachus

A king of Persia or Iran.

Sacrāmentum

The capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County.

sacrārium

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.

sacrārius

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

sacrificium

(countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.

sacrilegium

Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.

sacrilegus

Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.

sacristia

A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.

sacro

(transitive) To pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.

sacrōsanctus

(figurative) Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.

sadomasochismus

The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community.

saeculum

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

saepe

(informal) Often; frequently.

saepenumerō

Frequently; many times on different occasions.

saepēs

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

saepia

Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.

saepiō

(transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.

saepis

Done or occurring often; common.

saeta

A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.

saeviō

(intransitive) To act or speak in heightened anger.

saevitia

The condition of being ferocious.

saevus

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

saga

An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.

sagacitas

(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.

sagaciter

In a sagacious manner, in a way that is clever, shrewd, observant, keen of intellect or discernment, cunning or with ability and aptitude; sagely.

sagāx

Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

sagīna

Something that nourishes; food.

sagīnō

(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.

sāgiō

(transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.

sagitta

Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.

sagittarius

One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

Sahāra

A desert in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world.

sāl

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

sal terrae

(idiomatic) A person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity.

salācitās

(uncountable) The state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness.

salacō

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

Saladinus

(history) First sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, who led the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Levant.

salāmen

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

salapūtium

(sometimes, derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. [from early 19th c.]

salārium

An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.

salāx

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

salebra

A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]

Salernum

A city, the provincial capital of Salerno, Campania, Italy.

salgama

(often, in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.