English → Latin
“nominal” in Latin
ferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bearedōto eatdīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tell
The English word nominal itself goes back to Latin nōmen, through nōminālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nominal
qui (quae, quod) dicitur, fertur, editur (☞ in classical Latin not dictus, editus): the nominal author of this book, qui auctor hujus libri fertur or dicitur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nominal?
- The usual Latin words for “nominal” are ferō, edō, dīcō. 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.