English → Latin
“hospitable” in Latin
hospitālisOf or pertaining to a host or guest.; Of or pertaining to hospitality; providing hospitality or generous towards guests,līberālisfreedom; dignified, honorable, befitting a freedman; generous, liberal, bountiful, ampledomushouse, home (the building where a person lives); any dwelling-place or abode (of people or animals); the place of one's
The English word hospitable itself goes back to Latin hospitāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hospitable
hospitalis (who gladly receives guests): liberalis: largus epulis (who gladly entertains). A hospitable house, domus, quae hospitibus patet: in a hospitable manner, hospitaliter; liberaliter.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hospitable?
- The usual Latin words for “hospitable” are hospitālis, līberālis, domus. 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.