English → Latin
“mess” in Latin
convincōto convince; to conquer, establish; to convict, find guiltyfarrāgōa kind of hash, mixed fodder for animals; mixture, hodgepodgemīlitārisOf a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial.; Of or pertaining to war.; Warlike.convīctorone who lives with another, a housemate; a table companion, familiar friendconvīvorto eat or consume with others at a feast, banquet; to feast, banquet or carouse; to host/give a feast, banquet, or dinnecomprānsoreating companion
The English word mess itself goes back to Latin mēnsa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mess s.
Portion of food, demensum annonae (militaris, Juv.).
Number of persons who eat together, couvivae, plur.; convictus, sodalitium: a mess-mate, convictor; convivator; compransor: to have anybody for one’s mess-mate, habere aliquem in convictu (Nep.).
A hotch-potch, farrago; perturbatio et confusio rerum.
State of dirt [Vid: DIRT].
A position of difficulty (in low colloquial language), res miserae: to be in a desperate mess, pessimo loco sunt res alicujus; miserae, afflictae, sunt alicujus res; pessime agitur cum aliquo.
mess
(with)(with), v., habere aliquem in convictu; convictore uti aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mess?
- The usual Latin words for “mess” are convincō, farrāgō, mīlitāris; also convīctor, convīvor, comprānsor. 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.