English → Latin
“match” in Latin
pāreven (of a number); equal; likesimilissimilar to, like, resembling, of the same kind, the same ascertāmenA contest, race, struggle, strife.; A battle, engagement, combat.; An object contended for, prize.contentiōstretching, tension; competition, rivalry; struggle, effortbellumwariungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join; of a treaty or agreement: to join, unitconiungōto bind together, connect, join, unite, yoke together, juxtapose; to compose or form by uniting; to associate; to unite cōpulōto bind or tie together, unite, join, couple; to associate with; to connectcompōnōto arrange, compile, compose, make up, organize, order; to construct, build; to pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, qucomparōto prepare, get ready, provide, furnish; to compare, match, place together, couple, form into pairs
The English word match itself goes back to Latin mīca, through micca.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
match s.
One equal to another, or that suits another, par (equal): similis (like): to be a match for, alicui parem esse (e.g., bello), non inferiorem esse aliquo: not to be a match for anyone, alicui imparem esse; inferiorem esse aliquo; aliquem sustinere non posse: to be a match for anything, alicui rei parem esse (e.g., negotiis): rem sustinere (e.g., molem).
Marriage [Vid: MARRIAGE]: to make a good match [Vid: To MARRY well].
A contest in a game, certamen; contentio; e.g., decertare cum aliquo contentione currendi (after Cic., in a running match).
Anything used for ignition, sulfuratum (a brimstone match, Mart.): *fissula igniaria (any small match in common use): *virga incendiaria; *funiculus incendiarius, or *fomes tormentarius (used in discharging cannon).
match v.
jungere; conjungere; copulare [Vid: MARRY]: componere; comparare; miscere. Vid: SUIT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for match?
- The usual Latin words for “match” are pār, similis, certāmen; also contentiō, bellum, iungō. 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.