What is the Latin word for northwest?

The usual Latin words for “northwest” are caurus, aparctiās, septentriō; also rēgius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“northwest” in Latin

caurusnorthwestern wind aparctiāsthe north wind septentriōUrsa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper; Ursa Minor, the constellation including the most recent pole star; The north rēgiuskingly, regal, royal (of or pertaining to a king); magnificent, splendid, distinguished (worthy of a king)

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

northwest adv.

inter occasum solis et septemtriones spectans or situs (after Caes., ; e.g., regio) northwest wind, caurus (Caes.); circias (Vitr.); aparctias (Plin.); septemtrio (Cic.; etesiae: the northwest winds in the Greek sens; Vid: Herzog, ad Caes., B.C., 3, 107).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for northwest?: The usual Latin words for “northwest” are caurus, aparctiās, septentriō; also rēgius. 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.