English → Latin
“copious” in Latin
cōpiōsuscopious, plentiful, abundant; prolific; eloquentabundōto overflow, flow over or down; to abound or overflow in; to exceed (in)largusabundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in something; bountiful, liberal, munificent; generous with, lavish ofdīvesrich, wealthy; productive, fertile, abundant with riches; sumptuous, costly, splendid, preciouslocuplēspossessing large, landed property; rich, wealthy
The English word copious itself goes back to Latin cōps, through copiosus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
copious
copiosus (also = copious in thought, opposed to exilis): abundans (opposed to inops): largus: Sometimes dives, locuples (rich): a copious writer, scriptor creber rerum frequentia (Cic., De Or., 2, 13, 56): a copious language, lingua locuples (Cic., Fin., 1, 3, 10); lingua dives (Hor., Ep., 1, 15, 9). A copious fountain, fons largus aquae. A copious flood of tears, largus fletus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for copious?
- The usual Latin words for “copious” are cōpiōsus, abundō, largus; also dīves, locuplēs. 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.