English → Latin
“rotten” in Latin
pūtidusold, half-rotten, withered, decrepit; tiresome, wearisome, objectionable, vexatious, offensive, disagreeable, disgustingputridusrotten, decayed, putrid; witheredvitiōto vitiate, make faulty, spoil, taint, corrupt, damage; to violate sexually; to falsify, corrupt (tamper with)marciduswithered, dropping, rotten; apathetic, languid; exhausted, feeble, weakasserbeam, pole, stake, plank, particularly the poles supporting a lectica, a Roman litter; shaft, arrows
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rotten
putidus (of flesh, fruit, etc.): putridus (decayed, rotten; of teeth, a house, etc): rariosus (eaten away): vitiatus (spoiled, putrefied; of flesh, fruit, etc.): marcidus (e.g., asser).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rotten?
- The usual Latin words for “rotten” are pūtidus, putridus, vitiō; also marcidus, asser. 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.