English → Latin
“commensurable, commensurate” in Latin
mētiorto measure or estimate; to distribute or mete out; to traversecommētiorto measure; to measure or compare with or by; proportionpāreven (of a number); equal; likeconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree w
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
commensurable, commensurate
reducible to a common measure, circumlocution with metiri, commetiri: These things are not commensurate, *harum rerum alteram cum altera commetiri non potes (after Cic., de Inv: 1, 26: negotium cum tempore commetiri):
Adequate, par: conveniens, congruens: aliquid satis esse videtur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for commensurable, commensurate?
- The usual Latin words for “commensurable, commensurate” are mētior, commētior, pār; also conveniō, congruō. 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.