English → Latin
“golden” in Latin
aureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of gold, gold-colored; shining or glittering like gold; of physical and mentafabricorto build, construct, fashion, forge, shapeaureolusMade of gold, golden.; Adorned, covered or decorated with gold, gilded.; Of the color of gold, golden.eximiusselect, choice; special, particular, exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary; exemptēgregiusdistinguished, excellent, eminent; illustrious, honorable
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
golden
aureus (PROP. and figuratively): ex auro factus or fabricatus (only PROP., made of gold): aureolus (mostly figuratively = eximius, egregius, i. e., excellent; e.g., a speech, a writing): auri colore (of the color of gold): aurei coloris: colore in aurum inclinato (having a shade of gold; of a gold hue): the Golden Age, aetas aurea: the golden mean, aurea mediocritas: to bear golden fruit (figuratively), bonam frugem ferre (Liv., 2, 1): a golden pheasant, *phasianus pictus (Linn.): having golden locks, flavus: golden locks or hair, coma or (of men) caesaries flava (†): of a golden-yellow, flavus, fulvus, russeus; Vid: YELLOW.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for golden?
- The usual Latin words for “golden” are aureus, fabricor, aureolus; also eximius, ēgregius. 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.