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“august” in Latin
AugustusAugustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus); imperial, royal; of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendaraltusold, ancient, long gone; high-born, lofty, noble; high-minded, magnanimous, greatefferōto bring, bear, carry, take out, forth, away; transport; to carry out (of the house) for burial, bear to the grave, buryexcellōto elevate, raise up; to rise, elevate oneself; to exult, be elatedSextīlisOf August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar or eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.nōnusninthkalendaethe calends, the first day of the month
The English word august itself goes back to Latin augeō, through augustus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
august adj.
augustus (sublime and sacred; especially of divine things): altus: elatus: Cels.: excelsus (high: PROP. and figuratively. SYN. in HIGH).
august s.
Augustus: mensis Augustus: (in the time of the republic) Sextilis: mensis Sextilis. With Nonae, Kalendae, etc., it is used as adjective. Kalendae Augustae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for august?
- The usual Latin words for “august” are Augustus, altus, efferō; also excellō, Sextīlis, nōnus. 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.