English → Latin
“correspondent, corresponding” in Latin
respondeōto reply, answer, respond; to offer or present in return; to measure upcōnsentāneusagreeing or according with, suited to; becoming, fit, properconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcompārequal; similar, comparable
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
correspondent, corresponding adj.
By respondens or qui (quae, quod) respondet: consentaneus, conveniens or congruens alicui rei: accommodatus ad aliquid. (the words are found in this connection and order), aptus consentaneusque (adapted to) compar (alicui rei; so like as to form a pair with it). to show a correspondent affection, alicui in amore respondere; or amori amore respondere (both Cic.). A correspondent portico, porticus, quae alicui rei (e.g., Palatio, Cic.) respondet or respondeat: a correspondent expression (in another language), verbum, quod idem declarat or significat, quod, etc. To be correspondent to anything, respondere alicui rei: Vid: ANSWERABLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for correspondent, corresponding?
- The usual Latin words for “correspondent, corresponding” are respondeō, cōnsentāneus, conveniō; also compār. 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.