Latin–English dictionary

scaturgō

(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.

SCDI

(disease) Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. [from 1982]

scelerō

To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.

scelesta

A deliberate scoundrel.

scelestus

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

sceletus

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

scelus

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

sceptrum

An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

scheda

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

Schianghai

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

schidia

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

schizophrenia

(now, deprecated) A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder. [from 20th c.]

schola

A series of lessons covering a single subject.

Sciamhaevum

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

scida

A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.

sciens

Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance; sympathetically aware.

scientia

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

scientiola

A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.

scintillō

(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.

sciō

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

scīpiō

(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.

scire

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

scirpus

(AU) Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga. [from 18th c.]

scīscitor

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

scisco

(transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).

scissor

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

scissūra

A tear or rip in some surface.

scītāmentum

A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).

scītor

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

scitulus

Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.

scītum

A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.

sciūrus

Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.

sclava

A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

Sclavus

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.

sclodia

(British) any type of sled or sleigh.

sclopetum

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

sclopētus brevior

(broad) A handgun [1570s]

scobis

The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

scolopax

Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.

scolopendra

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

scomber

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,

scōmma

(US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.

scōpa

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

scopium

Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.

scopulus

(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.

scopus

A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.

scorbutus

(uncountable, disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes; (countable, obsolete) an occurrence of this disease.

scoria

A waste product from working with metal.

scorpiō

Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.

scortātor

(slang, US) A prostitute's client.

scortum

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

Scotia

A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.

Scrantonia

A city, the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.

scrība

One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.

scribere

(transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.

scrībō

(transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.

scrīnium

A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.

scriptor

A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

scriptrix

A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

scriptum

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

scriptūra

(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.

scriptus

(countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.

scrobis

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

scrōtum

(anatomy) The sac of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in most placental (boreoeutherian) mammals.

scrūpus

The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.

scrūta

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.

scrūtātiō

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

scrūtātor

A person who investigates someone or something.

scrūtinium

Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.

scrūtor

To observe or inspect carefully or critically.

sculpō

To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.

sculpōnea

A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.

sculptor

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

sculptura

(countable) A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).

scurra

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.

scurrīlis

Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.

scurror

To have fun in an irresponsible manner.

scutella

A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

scutica

A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

scutra

A tray for serving foods.

scutum

Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

Scylla

A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.

se

(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:

Seattlum

A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.

sēbum

A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.

sēcale

The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.]

secedo

(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

secerno

(transitive) To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.

sēcessus

The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]

seco

To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.

sēcrēta

(Christianity, often, in the plural) Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.

sēcrētārius

A member of a privy council; a close, intimate advisor, usually to a monarch.

sēcrētum

(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]

sēcrētus

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

secta

A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power through representation in government.

sectārius

Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

sectātor

A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.

sectiō

A part, piece, subdivision of anything.

sector

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

secunda

A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.

secunda mensa

A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

secundārius

Of low rank, standard or quality.

secundō flūmine

Following the path of a river or stream.

secundus

Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.

securicula

A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.

secūris

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

securitas

The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.

sēcūrus

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

secūtor

Something or someone who chases. [from 14th c.]

secūtrīx

Something or someone who chases. [from 14th c.]

sēdātiō

The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.

sēdātus

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

sēdecim

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

sedeo

(transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.

sedere

(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

sēdēs

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

sedīle

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

sedimen

A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

sēditiō

(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

seditionem coeptabat

(intransitive) To commit a mutiny.

sēditiōsus

Of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny.

sēdō

(transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).

sēdūcō

(transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally

sēductor

Someone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman.

sēductrix

Someone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman.

sēdulus

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

Sedunum

A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.

seges

A field of corn (maize).

segmen

A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.

sēgnis

Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.

segniter

In a lazy manner.

sēgnitia

The quality or state of being slow.

segregatim

Excluded from consideration.

sēgregō

(transitive) To separate.

seismicus

Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.

sēiunctim

In a separate manner; not together; apart.

sēiungō

(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

sēlēctiō

The process or act of selecting.

Selena

A en given name.

selēnium

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.

sēligō

To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

sella

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

sellārius

A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.

semel

(frequency) One and only one time.

sēmen

(countable) Any small seed-like fruit.

sēmentis

The act or process by which something is sown.

semi-

half

sēmideus

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

semifinale

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

semifinalis

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.