English → Latin
“contingent” in Latin
fortuītushappening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitousadventīciusforeign; strange; unusual, extraordinary; extrinsiccōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructIūstīniānusJustinian, Justinianian; of, belonging to, pertaining to, or relating to the emperors Jūstīnus (Justin) or Jūstīniānus (
The English word contingent itself goes back to Latin tangō, through contingens.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contingent
fortuitus: forte oblatus: in casu positus: non necessarius: adventicius [SYN. in ACCIDENTAL]. To be contingent, in casu esse (e.g., quod externum, id in casu est): if these things are governed by any necessary law of this kind, what in the world is there, that we can believe to be merely contingent? si haec habent aliquam talem necessitatem, quid est tandem, quod casu fieri aut forte fortuna putemus? Contingent events, fortuita (plur.); res fortuitae or in fortuna positae (Cic.): casus. These things are necessary, not contingent, haec quadam ex necessitate eodem modo semper fiunt (Cic.).
contingent
of troops), quantum militum quaeque civitas mittere debet (after Nep., Arist. 3, 1): also auxilia only (if they are auxiliaries). To determine the contingent of each state, quantum militum quaeque civitas mittat, constituere: auxilia singularum civitatium describere (Justinianus, 9, 5, 4). To bring one’s contingent into the field, suum numerum conferre (Caes., B.G., 7, 75, extr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contingent?
- The usual Latin words for “contingent” are fortuītus, adventīcius, cōnstituō; also Iūstīniānus. 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.