English → Latin
“beginner” in Latin
auctorseller, vendor; author, originator; sponsor, advocateīnstimulōto urge on, stimulateconcitōto rush; to rouse up, agitate, move violently, stir up, excite, disturb; to spur, impel, inciteelementāriuselementary; rudimentarytīrōrecruit; apprentice (one that is young in age); beginner, novice, tyro, neophyte, freshman, greenhornrudisrough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled, awkward; rude
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
beginner
auctor (the beginner, or person with whom the plan or idea originated): instimulator; concitator; instimulator et concitator (the beginner, or first mover, e.g., of a mutiny, etc.) [Vid: AUTHOR]
He who is learning the rudiments of anything, elementarius (especially in writing and reading, Sen., Ep., 36, 4): tiro; rudis; tiro ac rudis in aliqua re (unexercised in anything): a beginner in any service is novicius (applied by the ancients to a new slave): to be a beginner, prima elementa discere; primis elementis or litteris imbui: to be still a beginner, in tirociniis haerere: to be something more than a beginner, paulum aliquid ultra primas litteras progressum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for beginner?
- The usual Latin words for “beginner” are auctor, īnstimulō, concitō; also elementārius, tīrō, rudis. 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.