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“kind” in Latin
genusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type, class; species (general classification, as of living things), taxon (of anispeciēsseeing, view, look; spectacle, sight; external appearance, looks; general outline or shapeparsa part, portion, piece, share; pars ... pars ..., some ... others ...; a party, fraction, sidecongenerof the same racedēgenerōto degenerate, deteriorate; to be inferior to ancestors; to corrupt, render degeneratedeiusmodīof this sort; of such a kind; in such a mannerhuiusmodīOf this kind, such; likewise, the liketālissuch; so or such a distinguished, great, excellent, or importantbenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mildbeneficusbeneficent; generous, liberal; blessed
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
kind s.
Class, including several individuals which agree in certain frequently accidental properties, genus (a kind, genus): species (a single class of a kind): in logic, species, pars (opposed to genus; Vid: Cic., De Invent., 1, 28, 42): of the same kind, ejusdem generis; congener: to arrange each after its kind, singula generatim disponere: to degenerate from its kind, degenerare: Theocritus is wonderful in his kind, admirabilis in suo genere Theocritus: of this kind, ejusmodi; hujusmodi: of such a kind, talis: of that kind, illius modi: of all kinds, omnis generis.
kind adj.
benignus (in disposition and deed): beneficus (beneficent, mild): liberalis (liberal): comis (complaisant, polite, courteous): humanus (philanthropic, affable, engaging): clemens: lenis (merciful, mild; Vid: GRACIOUS): propitius (that wishes well; of the gods, and, though seldom, of superiors toward inferiors). A kind face, vultus hilaris, familiaris: a kind invitation, invitatio benigna, familiaris: to be kind to every body, erga omnes se affabilem praestare; unumquemque comiter appellare (in addressing him). That is very kind of you, facis amice! Will you be so kind as? etc.: Vid: “have the GOODNESS to”, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for kind?
- The usual Latin words for “kind” are genus, speciēs, pars; also congener, dēgenerō, eiusmodī. 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.