Latin–English dictionary

tredecimus

The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

tremō

(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.

tremor

The act of shivering.

tremulo

(intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.

trepidatio

A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.

trepidō

(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.

trepidus

Nervous and excited.

trēs

The digit/figure 3.

treuga

A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

Treverorum

A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.

trialis

(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)

triangularis

Having a triangle as a base; as, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid.

triangulatus

(mathematics, of a polyhedron) Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces.

triangulum

(geometry) A polygon with three sides and three angles.

triangulus

(music) A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.

trias polītica

A theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a monopoly of power by a monarch or oligarchy; also, such an arrangement.

tribālis

Of or relating to tribes.

tribas

(now, _, chiefly, in plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.

tribulus

(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).

tribus

A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

tribūtum

An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

trichila

A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

triclea

A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

trīcō

A person who plots.

tricyclus

A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

triens

One of three equal parts of a whole.

trifolium

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

trigemina

One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.

trigeminus

One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.

triginta

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

trigonium

(geometry) A polygon with three sides and three angles.

trigonometria

(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.

trigōnum

(countable, geometry, rare) A triangle.

triicyclettus

A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

trilogia

A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting.

trimestris

A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter.

Trīnitās

(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

triplex

Of three times the quantity; treble.

triplus

Of three times the quantity; treble.

Tripolis

A city in Greece.

tripudiō

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

tripudium

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

trismus

(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

tristis

Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.

trīstitia

(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.

tristitudo

Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]

trīticum

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

trito

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

triton

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

tritorium bellicum

A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.

tritūra

The act by which something is chafed.

trituro

(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

trītus

Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.

triūnus

(chiefly, religion, Christianity) Both trine and one at the same time.

trivium

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

trīx

Used to form female equivalents.

trochlea

A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.

Troia

(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

trollum

(originally, Scandinavian, _, mythology, now, also, European folklore) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]

tromocratia

(historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.

trophaeum

An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.

tropicē

(manner) In a figurative manner.

tropicus

Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

trucīdātiō

The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.

trucīdō

(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)

tructa

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

trūdō

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

trulla

A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.

trulleum

A basin used for holding water for washing.

trumpeta

(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.

truncō

To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

truncus

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

truō

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

trutina

A device for measuring weight.

trutinor

(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.

trux

Marked by extreme and violent energy.

trȳgōn

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.

TTT

Initialism of World Wide Web.

tu

(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion) . [chiefly up to early 17th c.]

tūber

A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.

tūberculōsis

(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839]

tūberōsus

Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.

tubulus

(countable, uncountable, metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1⁄4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.

tuburcinor

To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)

tubus

(especially in, _, informal, _, contexts) A water pipe.

tuccētum

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.

tudes

A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.

tueor

To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

tugurium

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

tuitiō

Financial or other help.

tum

(temporal location) At that time.

tumba

A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.

tumentia

Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.

tumeō

(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

tumiditās

Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.

tumidus

protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

tumor

(uncountable) The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

tumōrōsus

Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.

tumulāmen

(archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.

tumulō

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

tumulōsus

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

tumultuōsus

Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent. [from mid 16th c.]

tumultus

An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.

tumulus

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

tunc

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

tundō

To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

Tunes

Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.

Tunesia

The Republic of Tunisia, since 1956.

tunica

A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.

tunicula

(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

tunna

A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)

tunnārius

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.

turba

An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.

turbātor

One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

turbellae

A noisy argument.

turbidus

Filled with clouds; cloudy.

turbō

(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

turbor

The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.

turbulentus

Turbulent.

Turcia

A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.

turcicus

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Turcus

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

turdus

Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.

turgescō

(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

turgidus

Filled with air or fluid

turio

The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.

turma

(collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.

Turonum

A city, the largest in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France and the capital of Indre-et-Loire department.

turpiloquium

(countable) Obscene, lewd or abusive language.

turpis

Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.

turpitūdō

The condition of being ugly.

turpō

(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.

turris

(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.

turtur

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

turunda

(medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.

Tuscāna

An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.

Tuscia

An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.

tussiō

Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

tussire

Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

tūtāmen

A means of keeping or remaining safe.

Tutanchamunus

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh known for his young age and his tomb, which was preserved intact to the modern age.

tute

(reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).

tūtēla

The scope of someone's responsibility.

tutemet

(reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).

tūtō

In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.

tutor

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

tutorial

(video games) A thorough demonstration that explains or illustrates the steps involved in winning the game.

tutulus

A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

tūtum

A place of safety, refuge, or protection.

tūtus

Free from attack or danger; protected.