English → Latin
“opponent” in Latin
adversāriusadverse, hostileistethat (near you); those (in the plural); that one (near you); that (thing); those ones (in the plural); those (things); hobsistōto place oneself before; to oppose or resist; to make a standrepugnōto fight against; to oppose; to resist or defend oneself
The English word opponent itself goes back to Latin pōnō, through oppōnēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
opponent
adversarius (any opponent in the field, politics, a court of judicature, etc.): qui contra dicit, qui contra disputat (opponent in a learned argument): qui alicui adversatur (of any opponent): In the speeches of an advocate the opponent is mostly designated by iste, without any contemptuous meaning. To be anybody’s opponent, alicui resistere, obsistere, repugnare (to resist by actions); alicui adversari (to be opposed to anybody’s opinions, wishes, views): If = enemy, Vid:
To be an opponent (in an academical act), adversario respondere (with Quint., 10, 7, 3): *adversarii partes agere, or *contrarias partes sumere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for opponent?
- The usual Latin words for “opponent” are adversārius, iste, obsistō; also repugnō. 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.