English → Latin
“plenty” in Latin
abundōto overflow, flow over or down; to abound or overflow in; to exceed (in)affluōto flow, run or float to, towards or in; to come to in haste; run, hasten or flock to or towards; to flow with somethingūbertāsrichness, plenty, abundance, copiousness; fruitfulness, fertilitycōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing plēnitāsThe state of being full; fullness; abundance, copiousness, plenty, repletion.
The English word plenty itself goes back to Latin plēnus, through plēnitātem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
plenty
abundantia: affluentia: ubertas [SYN. in ABUNDANCE]: copia (a sufficient quantity of what one wants fur a particular purpose; opposed to inopia): plenitas (fulness): copiae (plenty of provisions, Caes., B.G., 1, 30). Plenty of everything, omnium rerum abundantia or affluentia: affluentes omnium rerum copiae: to have plenty of anything, abundare aliqua re: redundare aliqua re (= to have too much): suppeditare aliqua re (especially of means for a purpose; Benecke, Cic., Cat., 2, 11, 25: scatere aliqua re, poetical).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for plenty?
- The usual Latin words for “plenty” are abundō, affluō, ūbertās; also cōpia, plēnitās. 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.