English → Latin
“burning” in Latin
ustiōburning, searing, cauterizingexustiōconflagration; burning, scorchingcremātiōburning; cremationadustiōburning; inflammation, burn; heatstroke, sunstrokecōnflagrātiōa conflagration, burningdēflagrātiōconflagration, deflagration; destruction (especially by burning)incendiumA fire, inferno, conflagration; heat; torch.; passion, vehemenceignisfire; beacon, signal by fireflammaflame, fire; a fire or flame (of love or passion), love, passion, desire, heat, furyārdorflame, fire, heat; brightness, brilliancy (of the eyes); ardour, eagerness, ardent desire
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
burning s.
(active)(active), ustio, exustio; crematio; adustio: (passive) conflagratio, deflagratio; incendium, ignis, flammae; ardor.
burning adj.
Hot, glowing, candens.
Ardent, passionate, ardens, flagrans: love, amoris incendium.
Biting, galling, urens, pungens, mordens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for burning?
- The usual Latin words for “burning” are ustiō, exustiō, cremātiō; also adustiō, cōnflagrātiō, dēflagrātiō. 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.