English → Latin
“intercalary” in Latin
intercalāriusintercalary; insertionintercalōto intercalate; to postponemēnsaa table; a table of food; meal, course, feast; an altar (sacrificial table)diēsA solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours, especially (historical) Roman dates reckoned from one midnight to the next.;
The English word intercalary itself goes back to Latin inter, through intercalārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intercalary
intercalarius: intercalaris (e.g., mensis, dies, Cic., Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intercalary?
- The usual Latin words for “intercalary” are intercalārius, intercalō, mēnsa; also diēs. 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.