English → Latin
“particular” in Latin
propriusappropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own (inalienably); belonging to oneself as property, or goods: (one's) osingulārissingular, unique, unusual; alone, single, solitary; nonpareil, peerless, unequalled. unmatched, exceptionalpraecipuusparticular, special; distinguished, preeminentaccūrōto take care of, do something with care, attend or give attention tocōpiōsuscopious, plentiful, abundant; prolific; eloquentcausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; cause, judicial process, lawsuitsingulusone each, one apiece; each one, every one; one at a time, one by oneNOMNovus Ordo Missaenarrōto tell, say, relate; to describe, report, recount; to state the facts of a caseexsequorto follow after thoroughly, steadfastly accompany, go after, seek after, pursue persistently; to follow or accompany to
The English word particular itself goes back to Latin pars, through particularis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
particular adj.
Belonging only to one, proprius.
Peculiar, sing., singularis; abhorrens a communi hominum usu.
Important, praecipuus, singularis.
Circumstantial, accuratus; copiosus (diffuse, full).
particular s.
res (circumstance): causa (state or posture of anything): particulars, singula, nom. plur.; singulae res: to go into particulars, singula sequi; agere de singulis; scribere de singulis rebus (to give full particulars by letter): rem ordine, ut gesta est, narrare (to give a particular account of an occurrence): exsequi, persequi, with or without verbis; explicare (to go into details; opposed to summas attingere; Vid: Bremi, Nep., Pelop., 1, 1): exponere (to give a clear account or description of a thing): explanare, illustrare (to represent clearly): to enter into full particulars about anything, aliquid accuratius exsequi: pluribus verbis disserere: multis verbis disputare: uberius, fusius dicere, scribere de re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for particular?
- The usual Latin words for “particular” are proprius, singulāris, praecipuus; also accūrō, cōpiōsus, causa. 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.