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“feat” in Latin
faciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to mfacinusdeed, action, doing; adventure, venture, undertaking; crime, wickedness, evil deedēgregiusdistinguished, excellent, eminent; illustrious, honorablefactumfact, deed, act, doing, work; exploit, feat, accomplishment, achievementgerōto carry, bear; to manage, conduct (e.g., one's affairs); to rule, governsollersskilled, skilful, clever, dexterous, adroit, expert; ingenious, sagacious, clever, intelligent, inventiveā̆stūtuscrafty, cunning, shrewd, clever, tricksy (adept at using tricks)calliduswise, clever, ingenious; adroit, skilful, cunning, sly, crafty; discreetversūtusadroit, dexterous, versatile; shrewd, clever, crafty, ingenious; wily, cunning, slyvafersly, cunning, crafty, artful, subtle
The English word feat itself goes back to Latin factum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
feat s.
factum: facinus (fact, simply as a thing done; facinus, as manifesting a strength of character for good or for evil in the agent). [Vid. ACTION, DEED.] A great or excellent feat, egregie or egregium factum; facinus praeclarum: an immortal feat, facinus or opus immortale: feats, facta, orum (general term); res gestae, gesta, orum; also res (feats performed with particular reference to duty, especially feats of arms); acta, orum (inasmuch as a certain manner of proceeding has been observed in performing them): glorious feats, laudes: noble feats, decora, um. Feats of strength, by circumlocution with certamen virium, or gymnicum certamen, corporum certatio (Cic.), etc. To exhibit feats of strength, *ostentare quanto sit robore, quantisque viribus: to challenge anybody to a contest in feats of strength, *aliquem ad certamen virium provocare.
feat adj.
sollers: astutus: callidus: versutus: vafer: subtilis. SYN. in CUNNING.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for feat?
- The usual Latin words for “feat” are faciō, facinus, ēgregius; also factum, gerō, sollers. 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.