English → Latin
“forenoon” in Latin
antemerīdiānusbefore noon, in the morninglitteraletter (of the alphabet); handwriting; letter, epistle
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
forenoon
dies antemeridianus (PROP., Sen., Ep. 65, 1): tempus antemeridianum: horae antemeridianae (the time or hours in the forenoon). In the forenoon, ante meridiem; tempore antemeridiano; horis antemeridianis: that happens, or is done, or received in the forenoon, antemeridianus (e.g., conversation, sermo; letter, litterae): an hour in the forenoon, hora antemeridiana (after Martisalis, 3, 66, 6, hora meridiana, and Suet., Gramm., 24, extr., hora pomeridiana): the hours in the forenoon, horae antemeridianae; tempus antemeridianum (time in the forenoon).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for forenoon?
- The usual Latin words for “forenoon” are antemerīdiānus, littera. 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.