English → Latin
“school-fellow” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
school-fellow
condiscipulus. To be anybody’s school-fellow, una cum aliquo litteras discere or praeceptorem audire: feminine, condiscipula (Mart., 10, 35, 15). I have been intimate with anybody since the time that we were school-fellows, aliquo a condiscipulatu utor familiariter (or conjunctus sum, or vivo conjunctissime; ☞ Nep., Att., 5, 3).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for school-fellow?
- The usual Latin words for “school-fellow” are condiscipulus, condiscĭpŭla. 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.