English → Latin
“lamentable” in Latin
dēfleōto weep over, cry for, lament, deplore; to dull with weeping; to weep abundantly or violently, weep to exhaustionflēbilislamentable; doleful, tearfuldēplōrōto complain about, bemoan; to weep for bitterly, bewail, lament, deplorelūctuōsussorrowful, sad; lamentable, doleful, mournfulmiserorto lament, bewail or deplore; to have pity or mercy, feel sorry formiserābilispitiable, miserable, deplorable, lamentable, wretched, sad, pitiful, patheticflēbiliterIn a sorrowful manner; painfully.
The English word lamentable itself goes back to Latin lāmentum, through lāmentābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lamentable
deflendus; flebilis; deplorandus (much to be bewailed); luctuosus (mournful, full of sad events); miserandus; miserabilis (miserable): in a lamentable manner, flebiliter: a lamentable voice, vox flebilis (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lamentable?
- The usual Latin words for “lamentable” are dēfleō, flēbilis, dēplōrō; also lūctuōsus, miseror, miserābilis. 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.