English → Latin
“interrogative” in Latin
interrogātīvusOf or pertaining to a question; interrogative.PriscĭānusA celebrated grammarian in the time of the emperor Justinian.opīniōopinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief, expectation; reputation, esteem; report, rumordīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tell
The English word interrogative itself goes back to Latin inter, through interrogātīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
interrogative
interrogativus (Priscianus, 17, 1059). The interrogative method; e.g., to adopt the interrogative method of instruction, percunctando et interrogando elicere discipulorum (or audientium) opiniones, et ad haec quae hi respondeant, si quid videatur, dicere (Cic., Fin., 2, 1, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for interrogative?
- The usual Latin words for “interrogative” are interrogātīvus, Priscĭānus, opīniō; also dīcō. 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.