English → Latin
“luck” in Latin
cāsusa fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an event, happening, occurrencefortūnafortune, luck; good fortune; misfortune (depending on context); destiny, fateprosperōto further (cause to succeed); to propitiatesecundussecondīnfortūniummisfortune, calamity; trouble
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
luck
casus; fortuna. Good luck, prospera, or secunda, fortuna: bad luck, infortunium; adversus casus: good luck to you! bene vertat! quod approbet deus or approbent dii! hanc rem tibi volo bene et feliciter evenire! I do not envy you your luck, haud invideo tibi: to congratulate one on his good luck, congratulationem facere, congratulatione fungi; gratulari; on anything, alicui aliquid or de re (e.g., alicujus adventum or alicui de adventu): to wish one good luck, optimis ominibus [☞ not votis] aliquem prosequi (to follow with good vishes): cupere ut res bene eveniat (to wish that a thing may turn out well).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for luck?
- The usual Latin words for “luck” are cāsus, fortūna, prosperō; also secundus, īnfortūnium. 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.