English → Latin
“contingently” in Latin
cadōto fall, to fall out; to fall in battle, die, be slain, fall so as to be unable to rise; to be frustrated, fail, to be ofortuītushappening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitoustemereby chance, by accident, at random; without design, intent, or purpose; casually, fortuitously, rashly, heedlessly, thoug
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contingently
casu: fortuito or fortuitu: forte fortuna: temere. (the words are found in this connection and order), casu et fortuito: temere ac fortuito. SYN. in ACCIDENT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contingently?
- The usual Latin words for “contingently” are cadō, fortuītus, temere. 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.