Latin–English dictionary

aquāticus

Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

aquilegia

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

aquilus

(countable, and, uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

Aquincum

The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.

Ara

(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.

Arabes

A Semitic person, whose forebears were from the Arabian Peninsula.

Arabia

A peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

Arabia Fēlīx

A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.

arabice

The Aramaic-derived script used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.

Arabicus

Related to Arabia.

arachis

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

Aragonia

An autonomous community in northeastern Spain. Capital: Zaragoza.

Āram

(historical, biblical) A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans.

aramaicus

Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.

aranea

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

araneus

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

arantius

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

arare

(archaic) To plough.

aratrum

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

arballista

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

arbiter

A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.

arbitra

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

arbitrare

(intransitive, law) To determine or judge.

arbitrium

An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.

arbitror

To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter

arbor

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

arborētum

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

arbuscula

A young tree, larger than a seedling.

arbustus

Covered in forest.

arca

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

Arcadia

(figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.

Arcansia

A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.

arcanum

Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.

arcānus

Understood by only a few.

arcarius

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

arceō

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

arcera

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]

arcessō

(transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke.

archa

leading, leader

archaeologia

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.

archaeologista

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

archaeologistus

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

archaicus

Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.

archangelus

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

archeota

One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.

archepiscopus

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

archēs

leading, leader

archia

form of government or rule

Archibaldus

A en given name.

archidioecēsis

(Christianity) A group of dioceses administered by an archbishop

archidux

(historical) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

archiepiscopus

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

archimandrīta

The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.]

Archimēdēs

(astronomy) A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.

archipelagus

(collective, geography) A group of islands.

archipraesul

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

architectūra

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

archium

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

archīvum

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

Arctopolis

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

arcuātus

Having a curve or curves; curving.

arcuballista

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

arcus

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

ardea

Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

ardeliō

Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

ardēns

Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

ārdeō

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

ardeola

Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

ardēscō

(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)

ardor

The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

arduus

Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

ārea

(agriculture, chiefly, historical) The floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.

area stativa, statio autocinetorum

Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, such as a parking lot or curbside parking.

arefacio

(transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.

arēna

An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).

arenarium

(wiki) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.

Arēs

(Greek god) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

arēscō

(transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.

Argentaria

A town and municipality in the easternmost part of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was the site of an ethnic cleansing massacre in July 1995.

argentārius

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

argenteus

(tincture) : of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

Argentina

A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

argentius

(tincture) : of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

Argentoratum

The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.

argentum

(tincture) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

argentum vivum

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]

argilāx

Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.

argilla

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

argo

(of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.

argon

The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.

argumentatio

(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.

argūmentum

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

arguō

(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.

argūtia

Humour, especially when clever or quick.

argūtiae

The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)

argūtus

(idiomatic) Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.

Ariadna

(Greek mythology) The daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae.

Ariadnē

(Greek mythology) The daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae.

Ariana

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul. [from 1768]

Arīānismus

(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, condemned as heretical by the First Council of Nicaea, which holds that Jesus was created by God, rather than being God himself.

Arianus

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.

āridus

Very dry.

aries

(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.

arillātor

A mediator between a buyer and seller.

Arīminium

A resort city, the capital of the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Ariminum

A resort city, the capital of the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

arista

The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

Aristotelēs

An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

arma

(usually used in the plural) A weapon.

arma ignifera

A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

Armagedōn

(Christianity, Islam) Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.

armamentarium

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

armāmentum

The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.

armarium

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

armārium frīgidārium

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

armātūra

(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

armātus

Clad or equipped with arms or armor.

Armenia

(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran.

armeniaca

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

armeniacum

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

armentārius

A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.

armentum

A draft animal, a pack animal such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel, horse, or ox, that carries or pulls a load for the benefit of a human.

armiger

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

armilla

A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.

Arminius

(history) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

armō

(transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).

Armorica

(historical) The north-western part of ancient Gaul, corresponding to modern Brittany.

Arnoldus

A en given name brought to England by Normans.

Arnus

A river in Tuscany that flows through Pisa and Florence.

arō

(transitive) To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.

arōma

(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.

arrenicum

A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.

arrhabō

(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.

arrogans

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

arrogantia

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

ars

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ars bellica

(uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.

ars curae

(uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

ars curandi

(uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

ars curans

(uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

ars metrica

study of metrical verse

ars robotica

The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application

arsenicum

A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.

Artaxerxēs

(historical) The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.

artēria

(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.

artes

The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. [from 16th c.]

artes magae

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]

artes magicae

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]

artes magicarum

The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

arthritis

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.