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“inconvenient” in Latin
incommodusinconvenient, unsuitable, unfit, unseasonable; troublesome, disagreeablealiēnusOf that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign; unfriendly, inimical, hostile, susinīquusunjust, unfair; unequal, uneven; unfavourable, disadvantageousmolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying, tiresomeimpediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrassinopportūnusunfitting, unsuitable; inopportuneintempestīvusuntimely, unseasonable, inopportune, inconvenient
The English word inconvenient itself goes back to Latin conveniō, through inconveniens.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inconvenient
incommodus (litterally, that has not the proper measure, or does not suit the circumstances, Cic., Att., 14, 6, in: Antonii colloquium cum heroibus nostris pro re nata non incommodum): alienus (not fit for a given purpose, of time and place): iniquus (PROP., uneven; hence not giving a person a fair chance of places): molestus (troublesome): impeditus (connected with difficulties that will impede; opposed to expeditus, e.g., via, way): inopportunus (very rare, but classical; sedes huic nostro non inopportuna sermoni, Cic.): intempestivus (happening at an inconvenient time; mal-à-propos). If it is not inconvenient to you, nisi molestum est (Cic.); quod commodo tuo fiat: whenever it is not inconvenient to you, cum erit tuum commodum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inconvenient?
- The usual Latin words for “inconvenient” are incommodus, aliēnus, inīquus; also molestus, impediō, inopportūnus. 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.