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“occasional” in Latin
offerōto bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose; to cause, occasion, inflict; tferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bearoccāsiōoccasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time, the favorable moment, the opportune momentdatōto give frequently, hand over often
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
occasional
by circumlocution by occasione (☞ not opportunitate) data or oblata; si occasio fuerit or tulerit; per occasionem. An occasional poem or copy of verses, carmen sollemne (on any public festive occasion; ☞ Statius, Silv. 4, 6, 92).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for occasional?
- The usual Latin words for “occasional” are offerō, ferō, occāsiō; also datō. 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.