English → Latin
“momentary” in Latin
brevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short; short, low, shallowfugāxswift; flying swiftly; fleeting, transitorysubeōto go under, come under; enter; to come or go up to, approach, draw near, advance or proceed to a place; come or go on; praesēnspresent, immediate, at hand, existing; prompt; propitiouscōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolutionfacultāsability to do any thing easily, skill, capacity, power; means, resources; opportunity, chance
The English word momentary itself goes back to Latin mōmentum, through mōmentārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
momentary
brevissimus (of very short duration): fugax (fleeting): subitus (sudden in its origin; e.g., consilia): praesens (present, now existing; e.g., facultas): momentary impulse or passion, affectus qui ex rebus ipsis concipitur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for momentary?
- The usual Latin words for “momentary” are brevis, fugāx, subeō; also praesēns, cōnsilium, facultās. 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.