English → Latin
“messenger” in Latin
nūntiusa messenger, reporter, courier; an envoy, message, report; a command, order, injunctiontabellāriustablets, letterstrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose; sorrowful, mournful; disagreeable, harsh, bitter (of taste)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
messenger
nuntius (one who brings an oral message): *tabellarius (one who carries letters): an evil messenger, nuntius malus, tristis: a swift messenger, nuntius volucer: messenger after messenger came and to ld, etc., crebri nuntii afferebant etc.: to inform one by letter or by a messenger, per litteras aut per nuntium certiorem facere aliquem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for messenger?
- The usual Latin words for “messenger” are nūntius, tabellārius, trīstis. 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.