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“over against” in Latin
contrāagainst; opposite to; contrary toadversusfacing, opposite; towards; againstexadversumopposite, over againstpōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
over against
contra: adversus: exadversus: exadversum, all with an accusative; ex adverso or exadversum, adverb, (of two sides or points opposed to each other); e regione, with a genitive of the place and dative of the person (of two lines parallel to each other. ☞ The preposition e must not be omitted, for regione alone = “in the region of,” Vid: Bremi, Suet., Caes., 39. ☞ Avoid trans, contra as unclassical): that lies over against a place, etc., quod contra locum est or positum est; quod ex adverso or exadversum situm (positum) est, jacet: to stand over against, *exadversus aliquem stare, contra aliquid esse or positum esse, ex adverso positum esse (general term, the former of persons, the latter of things).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for over against?
- The usual Latin words for “over against” are contrā, adversus, exadversum; also pōnō. 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.