English → Latin
“inconvenience” in Latin
incommoditāsinconvenience, unsuitableness; disadvantage, damage, injuryincommodusinconvenient, unsuitable, unfit, unseasonable; troublesome, disagreeablemolestiatrouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness; uneasiness, annoyance; molestationtempusa time (a portion or period of time); time; the kairos, right time, due season, due time, proper time, appointed time, oconciliōTo unite; to bring together; to reconcile; to conciliate; To recommend.; To procure; to gain.
The English word inconvenience itself goes back to Latin convenientia, through inconvenientia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inconvenience s.
incommoditas (as quality, e.g., of the matter, rei; of the time, temporis): incommodum (unpleasantness, inconvenient circumstance): molestia (trouble). To cause anybody some inconvenience, alicui incommodare or molestum esse: if it can be done without any inconvenience to yourself, quod commodo tuo fiat: whenever it can be done without inconvenience to yourself, cum erit tuum commodum: to cause inconvenience to anybody, alicui incommodum afferre, conciliare; alicui negotium exhibere, facessere (to cause them trouble; to annoy them).
inconvenience v.
incommodare alicui, or absolutely (to be inconvenient, annoying, burdensome; rare, but classical, Cic.): incommodum afferre alicui; aliquid incommodi importare; oneri esse. To be inconvenienced, aliquo affici incommodo: not to be inconvenienced, incommodi nihil capere: to be inconvenienced by anything, aliquid alicui incommode accidit: if it can be done without inconveniencing you, quod tuo commodo fiat.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inconvenience?
- The usual Latin words for “inconvenience” are incommoditās, incommodus, molestia; also tempus, conciliō. 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.