English → Latin
“eve” in Latin
bellumwarcontentiōstretching, tension; competition, rivalry; struggle, efforttempestāsportion, point, or space of time; time, season, period; weather (good or bad); storm, tempest, galeĒ̆vaEve
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eve
Evening, Vid:
Evening preceding a holy day, dies proximus ante diem festum. ☞ Vigiliae is “a festival celebrated in the night.” IMPROPR., To be on the eve of anything, aliquid instat (e.g., bellum); aliquid impendet (e.g., contentio, tempestas, etc.). Vid: “To be NEAR.
Eve
, Eva, -ae (f.)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eve?
- The usual Latin words for “eve” are bellum, contentiō, tempestās; also Ē̆va. 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.