English → Latin
“pat” in Latin
idōneussuitable, proper, fit, apt, convenient; sufficientopportūnussuitable; advantageous, useful; favourable, opportune, convenientpalpōto touch softly, stroke, pat; to caress, flatter, coax, wheedle; sootheplaudōto strike, beat, clap; to applaud; to clap one's hands in token of approbation; to approveapplaudōto clap (strike one thing against another); to clap the hands together, applaud
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pat adj.
idoneus; opportunus: the occasion was so pat, that, etc., tanta fuit opportunitas, ut, etc. (Cic.).
pat v.
palpare (to stroke or touch lightly; also palpari; e.g., a horse, and IMPROP. for the purpose of coaxing): *leviter pulsare: to pat a horse, equum permulcere or palpari (both Ulp.): to pat on the back; i. e., to applaud, plaudere, applaudere, alicui.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pat?
- The usual Latin words for “pat” are idōneus, opportūnus, palpō; also plaudō, applaudō. 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.