English → Latin
“rudiments” in Latin
initiumbeginning, start; a going in, entrance; rites, mysterieselementumone of four elements that composed the world; basic principle, rudiment; the alphabetrudīmentumfirst attempt; beginning, commencement; first principles; rudiments
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rudiments
initia, elementa, rudimenta (with or without prima). To learn the rudiments, prima elementa discere: to be instructed in the rudiments, primis elementis or litteris imbui: to be still engaged in the rudiments, in tirociniis haerere: to be but a little beyond the rudiments, paulum aliquid ultra primas litteras progressum esse. To know the rudiments of an art, aliqua arte imbutum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rudiments?
- The usual Latin words for “rudiments” are initium, elementum, rudīmentum. 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.