English → Latin
“rampant” in Latin
lascīvuswanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious, lascivious, lewd; luxuriantpetulānspert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulantexsultōto spring vigorously, leap or jump up; to exult in, rejoice; to revelvicischange; alternation; interchange; time; instance; seasonisthis or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced); this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a no
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rampant
Exuberant, lascivus: petulans: by circumlocution with present participle of verbs in To RAMP: rampant vices, vitia praevalida (Tac., Ann., 3, 53, 2).
Rearing (of animals, in heraldry), perhaps by circumlocution with exsultare (as Nep., Eum., 5, 5), or se arrectum tollere (as Verg., Aen., 10, 392), or erigere pedes priores; e.g., erectis pedibus prioribus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rampant?
- The usual Latin words for “rampant” are lascīvus, petulāns, exsultō; also vicis, is. 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.