English → Latin
“apposition” in Latin
adiūnctiōjoining, union, conjunction; addition; limitation, qualification (additional)appositiōappositionadiectiōaddition; repetitionadmoveōto move, bring, conduct, lead or carry someone or something to or toward; apply to; to move or bring someone or somethinappōnōto appoint, assign; to place near, set before (on table), serve up, appose; to put, apply, add toadjectusan addingexempluma sample, example; a warning example, deterrent; torture, exemplary penalty, chastisement
The English word apposition itself goes back to Latin pōnō, through appositiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
apposition
adjunctio: appositio (e.g., exemplorum): adjectio, or by participle, admotus, appositus, adjectus.
In grammar, appositio, quam grammatici vocant.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for apposition?
- The usual Latin words for “apposition” are adiūnctiō, appositiō, adiectiō; also admoveō, appōnō, adjectus. 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.