English → Latin
“cock-sure” in Latin
fīdōto trust, put confidence in; to rely uponcōnfīdō(+ Dative of the person and e + ablative of the thing or in/de + ablative) to be confident or assured of, confide in, becertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determined
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cock-sure
(of a person)(of a person), fidens, confidens; (a thing), certus. To be cock-sure (of a person), rem factam statim putare. The thing is cock-sure, res in vado est (is safe). I am cock-sure of him, eum feci meum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cock-sure?
- The usual Latin words for “cock-sure” are fīdō, cōnfīdō, certus. 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.