English → Latin
“pestilent, pestilential” in Latin
pestilēnspestilential, infected, unhealthy; noxious, destructive, pestilentfoedustreaty, compact, alliance, truce, league; agreement, bond, contract, compact, pact, pledge, conditions, terms; covenant
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pestilent, pestilential
pestilens (PROP.); foedus (figuratively); ☞ pestilentiosus only in late writers: a disease is pestilential, pestilentia in morbos perniciales evadit (Liv., 27, 23): a pestilential atmosphere, aer pestilens (opposed to aer salubris): ☞ aer pestifer is unclassical.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pestilent, pestilential?
- The usual Latin words for “pestilent, pestilential” are pestilēns, foedus. 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.