English → Latin
“prize-essay” in Latin
dignusappropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming; worthy ofscrībōto write
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prize-essay
*scriptum de praemio proposito certans (proposed for the prize): *dignum, quod praemio ornetur, scriptum (deserving the prize): *scriptum praemio ornatum, *libellus praemio ornatus; *liber qui praemio condecoratus est (to which the prize has been awarded).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prize-essay?
- The usual Latin words for “prize-essay” are dignus, scrībō. 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.