English → Latin
“next” in Latin
propenear, nearby, nigh, close; close in time; almost, nearlysecundussecondiū̆xtānearly, nigh; near, close to; just asdiscēdōto leave, depart, abandon, retire (with ablative); to not fulfill, fail to fulfill one's target; to deviate from a targe
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
next adj.
In place, proxime (followed by an accusative, a dative, or an ablative with a); secundum (with an accusative); e.g. proxime Carthaginem; proxime hostium castris, proxime a vallo; accipere vulnus in capite secundum aurem.
In order or time, proxime, secundum, or proxime et secundum (with an accusative). This may also be expressed by the adjective; e.g., duobus summis oratoribus proximus accedebat L. Philippus; secundus a rege.
In resemblance, proxime (with an accusative).
next
preposition and adverb,
In situation, juxta (near to, hard by): proxime (followed by an accusative, a dative, or by a (ab) with an ablative; quite near to): secundum (toward, up to, with verbs of motion, or of making, placing, etc; not very rare, and found in the best authors).
In order, secundum; proxime et secundum (☞ juxta occurs first in Livy, and post only in Cels., in this sense): si discesseris a or ab; cum discessi, discesserim, a or ab (apart from); e.g., praeter auctoritatem vires quoque habet, ad, etc.: believe me that, next to you, there is no one whose, etc., te existimare velim, cum a vobis discesserim, neminem esse, cujus, etc.
Of time, in expressions such as “next coming,” proximus; qui proxime futurus est.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for next?
- The usual Latin words for “next” are prope, secundus, iū̆xtā; also discēdō. 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.