English → Latin
“bastard” in Latin
spuriusof illegitimate birth but unknown father; false, spuriousnothusspurious; illegitimate, bastard (but of a known father); false, counterfeitlēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate; legal (of or pertaining to the law); legitimate (born of married parents)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bastard
nullo patre natus: incerto patre natus: spurius (the offspring of an unknown father and a prostitute: opposed to certus): pellice ortus: nothus (νόθος, of a known father and a concubine: opposed to justa uxore natus; legitimus, Spald., Quintilian., 3, 6, 97): adulterino sanguine natus (μοιχικός, where there is a violation of the marriage contract, Plin., 7, 2. 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bastard?
- The usual Latin words for “bastard” are spurius, nothus, lēgitimus. 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.