English → Latin
“enchantress” in Latin
magusmagic, magicalvenēficuspoisonous; sorcerous, magic, magicalpuellagirl, lass, maiden (female child); sweetheart, mistress, beloved maiden; young woman, young wifepulchritūdōbeauty, attractiveness; excellence; a beautiful thingfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance; fine form; beauty; outline, plan, designsagumsagum, a military cloak
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enchantress
maga: venefica: saga [SYN. in WITCH] IMPROPR., puella, cujus forma rapit (after Propert., 2, 26, 44): pulchritudine, forma, venustate insignis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enchantress?
- The usual Latin words for “enchantress” are magus, venēficus, puella; also pulchritūdō, fōrma, sagum. 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.