English → Latin
“accusable” in Latin
accūsābilisaccusable, blameworthy, reprehensibleaccūsōto blame, reproach, make a complaint against, find fault with; to indict, accuse, arraign, chargereprehendōto hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch; to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore; to blamevituperābilisblameworthyvituperōto censure; to scold, tell off, blame; to disparage, find fault withreprehēnsiōblame, reprimand, criticism; refutation
The English word accusable itself goes back to Latin causa, through accūsābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
accusable
accusabilis, accusandus, reprehendendus, vituperabilis, vituperandus, reprehensione, or vituperatione dignus. (SYN. of reprehendere and vituperare under BLAME.)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for accusable?
- The usual Latin words for “accusable” are accūsābilis, accūsō, reprehendō; also vituperābilis, vituperō, reprehēnsiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.