English → Latin
“hortatory” in Latin
The English word hortatory itself goes back to Latin hortor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hortatory
hortativus (Quint.), or by circumlocution. A hortatory address, suasio (☞ hortatorius, adhortatorius, etc., are modern Latin).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hortatory?
- The usual Latin words for “hortatory” are hortātīvus, suāsiō. 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.