English → Latin
“needy” in Latin
egeōto lack, to want, to be without; to need, to require; to desire, to long for, to wantindigeōto need, want, require, lack; to long for, desireegēnusin want or need of; destitute of; indigent, needyinopshelpless, destitute, indigent, poor; deprived, lacking, needy (+ genitive or ab + ablative); mean, wretched, contemptibltenuisthin, slender, slim, lank; especially; fine, rare, thin; pure, clear, not coarse; weak, feeble, tenuouscalamitōsuscalamitous, disastrous, ruinous, destructiveopulentuswealthy; rich; opulentdīvesrich, wealthy; productive, fertile, abundant with riches; sumptuous, costly, splendid, preciouslocuplēspossessing large, landed property; rich, wealthy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
needy
egens, indigens (Cic.); egenus (Liv.); inops (opposed to copiosus, opulentus); tenuis (opposed to copiosus, dives, locuples); calamitosus (opposed to felix, beatus): To succor the needy, opus ferre indigentibus (Cic.): to give to the needy, indigentibus impertiri de re familiari (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for needy?
- The usual Latin words for “needy” are egeō, indigeō, egēnus; also inops, tenuis, calamitōsus. 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.