Latin–English dictionary

saliō

(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

salito

(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.

salīva

(physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

salix

The wood of these trees.

sallito

(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.

Salmantica

A city in Castile and León, western Spain, capital of the province of Salamanca.

salmō

A meal or dish made from this fish.

Salonica

A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.

Salopia

A civil parish with a town council which includes the town in Shropshire, which partly replaced Shrewsbury and Atcham District when it was abolished in 2009.

salpinx

(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

salsāmen

Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

salsicia

A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.

salsus

To which salt has been added.

saltatio

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

saltatrix

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

saltatus

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

saltem

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

saltō

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

saltuārius

(forestry) A person who practices forestry.

saltus

A narrow passage or way (originally (military) , one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.

saluber

Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

salubriter

In a cheap manner; without expending much money.

salus

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

salūtātiō

A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

saluto

(transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute.

Salvator

(Christianity) Jesus Christ

salvātrīx

A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

salvē

(nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

salvēte

(idiomatic) Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.

salvo

(transitive) To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

samānus

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

sambuca

(music, colloquial) Any musical instrument.

sambucus

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

sami

A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

sampsa

The pulp or pulplike matter remaining from a substance pressed to extract its juice or oil.

Samson

(biblical character) An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.

samuraeus

In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

sānābilis

Capable of being cured.

sanatio

The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.

sānātor

One who heals, especially through faith.

sanatrix

One who heals, especially through faith.

sanciō

(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.

Sāncta

A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).

sanctitās

(uncountable) The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability

Sānctius

A en given name.

sanctus

(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

sandaraca

Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.

sanescō

(idiomatic) To recover from an illness or injury.

Sanghaevum

A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China.

sanguinans

Losing blood.

sanguinem mittō

(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

sanguineus

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

sanguinō

(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

sanguisūga

An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

sani salvique

(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.

sanitas

The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. [from 11th c.]

saniter

Of or relating to health.

sanitera

Of or relating to health.

saniterum

Of or relating to health.

sanna

A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

sanniō

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

sano

(transitive) To restore to health.

sanus

Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

sapa

Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.

saphon

A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

sapidum

(colloquial, lighthearted, often, childish) Delicious.

sapidus

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

sapiens

Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

sapienter

In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense.

Sapientia

(book of the bible) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

sapiō

(intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.

sāpō

(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

sapor

(countable) A distinctive sensation like a flavour or taste, or an aroma or smell.

Sara

A en given name.

sarcina

(countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.

sarciō

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

sarculum

(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.

Sarda

A native or inhabitant of Sardinia, Italy.

Sardinia

An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sardiniensis

Of, from or relating to Sardinia, Italy.

Sardous

Of, from or relating to Sardinia, Italy.

Sardus

Of, from or relating to Sardinia, Italy.

Sargetia

A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.

sarinum

(toxicology, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.

sariō

(transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.

Sarisberia

A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430).

Sarisburgum

A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430).

sarna

(veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).

sarotis

A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. [from 20th c.]

sarriō

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

sartago

(cookware) A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.

sartor

A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

sartrīx

A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

sartus

Having been repaired with a patch or patches.

Sarum

A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430).

satan

(countable) A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.

satanas

(countable) A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.

satelles

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

satelles planētae

A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. [from 17th c.]

satellites

(now, _, rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. [from 16th c.]

satiāns

That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.

satiātus

In a state of satisfaction.

satietas

The state of being satiated.

satiō

(ambitransitive) To be enough (for)

satiricus

Of, pertaining to, or connected with satire.

satis

Sufficiently.

satisdō

To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.

satisfacio

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

satur

(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.

satureia

Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.

Sāturnālia

(historical) An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.

sauciō

(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

saucius

Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.

Saul

(biblical character) The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.

Saulus

(Christianity) The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament.

savillum

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

sāvior

(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.

sāvium

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

Savus

A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.

Saxonia

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.

saxophonus

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

saxōsus

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

saxum

(colloquial) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.

sc.

(initialism) That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.

scabellum

A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.

scaber

Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.

scabiēs

(pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.

scabō

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

scabrōsus

Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.

scaccarium

(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

scaccī

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.

scaenarium

(dated) An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.

scaevus

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

scālae

A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.

scalaria

A flight of stairs; a stairway.

scalmus

(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.

scalpellum

A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

scalpō

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

scalprum

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

scamnum

(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

scandalōsus

Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.

scandere

(transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.

Scandināvia

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.

scandō

(transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.

scandula

A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.

scapha

(nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

scapula

The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.

scarabaeus

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

scatebra

(astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.

scateō

(intransitive) To move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubbles.