English → Latin
“husband” in Latin
marītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugalconiūnxspouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wifevirman (adult male human); brave or courageous man, hero, warrior; husbanddīligenterdiligently, carefullyparcōto spare, save up, economise; to forgive someone, have mercy for, to be lenient to; to let alone, omit
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
husband s.
maritus (opposed to coelebs): conjux: vir. A newly-married husband, novus maritus (Apul., Mel., 8, p. 201, 36): a husband too much devoted to his wife, maritus nimis uxorius: a woman who has two husbands, quae apud duos nupta est: a woman who has already had several husbands, mulier multarum nuptiarum.
husband v.
To use with frugality, diligenter or parce administrare aliquid (e.g., rem familiarem): parcere (general term, to spare). He husbands his time very carefully, magna est ejus parsimonia temporis (Plin., Ep. 3, 5, 12): to husband one’s property, rei familiaris diligentissimum esse (Suet., Gram., 23): to husband the corn, frumentum parce et paullatim metiri (Caes.).
To till, etc., Vid:
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for husband?
- The usual Latin words for “husband” are marītus, coniūnx, vir; also dīligenter, parcō. 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.