English → Latin
“contentious” in Latin
certōto match, vie with, emulate; to fight, wrestle; to contend, compete, racelītigiōsusquarrelsome; contentious, litigious; disputed, contested
The English word contentious itself goes back to Latin contendō, through contentiōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contentious
certandi or concertationis cupidus: litigiosus: cupidus litium (fond of lawsuits, litigious): cupidus rixae: ad rixam promptus (fond of quarrels). Vid: also, QUARRELSOME.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contentious?
- The usual Latin words for “contentious” are certō, lītigiōsus. 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.