English → Latin
“ens, entity” in Latin
essentiaessence, beingsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune, property, possessions
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ens, entity
ens or quod est (in philosophy, as translation of τό ὄν, ens, Quint.; quod est, Sen.): res (thing): essentia or substantia (in philosophy, as translation of οὐσία: first introduced by Cic., [according to Sen., Ep., 58, 4], and defended by Quint., 8, 3, 33, who refers ens, essentia to Sergius Flavius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ens, entity?
- The usual Latin words for “ens, entity” are essentia, substantia. 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.