What is the Latin word for northeast?

The usual Latin words for “northeast” are aquilō, africus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“northeast” in Latin

aquilōnorth wind, the wind god Boreas; the north; kite africussouthwestern wind

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

northeast

inter septemtriones et orientem solem spectans (after Caes., B.G., 1, 1). (of the wind), ex septemtrionibus et oriente oriens: the northeast wind, ventus aquilo (Cic.), or simply aquilo (Nep.); Africus (Vitr.).

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What is the Latin word for northeast?: The usual Latin words for “northeast” are aquilō, africus. 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.