English → Latin
“bagatelle” in Latin
nūgaejokes, jests; trifles; worthless peopleapinaetrifles, bagatellesMārtiālisof or pertaining to Mars; a priest of Mars; soldiers of the Legiō Mārtia
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bagatelle
res parvi momenti: nugae: apinae (Martialis, sunt apinae tricaeque et si quid villus istis). I look upon anything as a mere bagatelle, aliquid mihi jocus or ludus est. To the Greeks, false testimony is a mere bagatelle, Graecis juajurandum jocus est, testimonium ludus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bagatelle?
- The usual Latin words for “bagatelle” are nūgae, apinae, Mārtiālis. 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.