English → Latin
“after all” in Latin
ipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual; specific reference to the chief, the leader, the one, etc., used to distnisī̆if not, unless, excepttandemat length, at last, finally, eventually; used also as an adverbial intensifier of interrogatives to a somewhat greater d
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
after all
may sometimes be translated by ipse, sometimes by ne multa; ne longum faciam :”a principle for which, after all, they have no ground, but,” Aen tentia, cui et ipsi nihil subest, nisi, etc., or cujus ipsius, ne longum faciam, ratio nem afferunt nullam, nisi, etc.: sometimes by ad summam (in short, at last, after other things are mentioned): often, in questions, by tandem :”but, after all, what is your own opinion?” *at quid tandem ipse sentis? sometimes by quid enim? (implying that the person addressed can not deny the assertion).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for after all?
- The usual Latin words for “after all” are ipse, nisī̆, tandem. 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.