English → Latin
“drama” in Latin
fābuladiscourse, narrative; a fable, tale, story; a playdrāmadrama, playavusgrandfather; ancestor; progenitor; forefather; forebear; old man
The English word drama itself goes back to Latin drāma.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
drama
fabula: drama: dramaticum poema (Aus. Ep., 18, 5; Diom., 4, 80, P.; necessary as technical term). Vid: PLAY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for drama?
- The usual Latin words for “drama” are fābula, drāma, avus. 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.