What is the Latin word for invitation?

The usual Latin words for “invitation” are invitātiō, invītō, abnuō; also littera, libellus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“invitation” in Latin

invitātiōinvitation; incitement, challenge invītōto invite, summon; to lure; to challenge abnuōto say no, to nod in negation; to refuse, reject; to deny litteraletter (of the alphabet); handwriting; letter, epistle libellusthe inner bark of a tree used for writing tablets; a little book, booklet, pamphlet (esp. a book written in pages rather

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

invitation

invitatio. By your invitation, invitatus or vocatus a te; invitatu or vocatu tuo: to dine with anybody by his own invitation, cenare apud aliquem vocatu ipsius: to accompany anybody to a party without an invitation, umbram sequi aliquem: to accept an invitation, promittere alicui ad cenam: promittere apud aliquem (not condicere ad cenam = invite one’s self): to refuse an invitation, abnuere: a note of invitation, litterae: libellus (Tac., Dial., 9, 3): to receive a note of invitation, per litteras invitari ab aliquo: to send out one’s invitations or cards of invitation, libellos dispergere (Tac., Dial., 9, 3): to give anybody a pressing invitation to stay, familiari invitatione retinere aliquem.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for invitation?: The usual Latin words for “invitation” are invitātiō, invītō, abnuō; also littera, libellus. 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.