English → Latin
“alert” in Latin
alacerlively; brisk; quick; eager; active; peppy; excited; glad; happy; cheerfulvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active, brisk, sprightlyvīvidusalive, animated; lively, vigorousvigeōto be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish; to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper; to be alive, liveprōmōto take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to lightprocāxbold, brash, shameless, impudent, insolent, forward, pert, saucy, wantonprotervusviolent, vehement; reckless, wanton, shameless, impudent; audaciouslascīvuswanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious, lascivious, lewd; luxuriantcaveōto take precautions, beware, take care; to guard against, attend to a thing for a person, provide; to guard against, to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
alert
alacer (energetically active and in high spirits): vegetus (awake; alive both in body and mind): vividus, vigens (full of life and energy): promptus (ready, always prepared). (The words are found in this connection and order), alacer et promptus: acer et vigens. To be on the alert, vigliare, cavere, ne, etc.
Pert, smart: procax (boisterously forward from assurance and impudence): protervus (impetuously, recklessly, insolently forward): lascivus (full of fun and high spirits).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for alert?
- The usual Latin words for “alert” are alacer, vegetus, vīvidus; also vigeō, prōmō, procāx. 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.