English → Latin
“prim” in Latin
pūtidusold, half-rotten, withered, decrepit; tiresome, wearisome, objectionable, vexatious, offensive, disagreeable, disgustingvultusa facial expression, look, countenance; the front of the head, face; the face as involved in looking; the view, gazecompōnōto arrange, compile, compose, make up, organize, order; to construct, build; to pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, qu
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prim
perhaps *in severitatem (vultūs) compositus; in ostentationem compositus; putidus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prim?
- The usual Latin words for “prim” are pūtidus, vultus, compōnō. 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.