English → Latin
“building” in Latin
aedificātiōbuilding, constructing (act of); building, structure, edifice; instructing, edificationexaedificātiōthe completion of a building or (figuratively) an orationexstrūctiōbuilding up, constructionopuswork, labor, accomplishment; workmanship, artwork, work (of art, literature, etc.); need, necessityaedĭfĭcātĭuncŭlaa little buildingmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance; timber; source, origintignumbuilding stuff, lumber; tree trunk; logsaxumstone, rock (a large, rough fragment of rock); wall of stone
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
building
(the act)(the act), aedificatio, exaedificatio, exstructio: the structure, aediticatio, aediticium, opus. Little building, aedificatiuncula (Cic.). Building material, materia (wood for building): tigna (beams, etc.): saxa (stones, etc.). A passion for building, *immodicum aedificandi studium.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for building?
- The usual Latin words for “building” are aedificātiō, exaedificātiō, exstrūctiō; also opus, aedĭfĭcātĭuncŭla, māteria. 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.