English → Latin
“satire” in Latin
saturadish filled with various kinds of fruits, plate of fruit, food composed of various ingredients, a mixture, medley, olio;carmensong, tune; a composition in verse, a poem; poetry, verse, song; poem, poetry (strictly any poem or poetry that can be scondōto put together; to build, establish; form, fashion; make, construct; to put away, store or treasure up; preserve; interedōto eat
The English word satire itself goes back to Latin satur, through satira.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
satire
satira: carmen satiricum (late). To make or publish a satire, carmen, etc., facere, condere, edere. Vid: also, SATIRIZE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for satire?
- The usual Latin words for “satire” are satura, carmen, condō; also edō. 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.