English → Latin
“singular” in Latin
ūnusone, single; alonesōlusalone, sole, only, by oneself with no others around; solitary, uninhabitedūnicusonly, sole, single; unique; uncommonsingulārissingular, unique, unusual; alone, single, solitary; nonpareil, peerless, unequalled. unmatched, exceptionalmīruswonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculousmīrābiliswonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing; glorious; miraclenovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recentexcellōto elevate, raise up; to rise, elevate oneself; to exult, be elatedideaidea; prototype (Platonic)
The English word singular itself goes back to Latin singulus, through singulāris.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
singular
Of which there is but one, unus: solus (PROP., alone, only one): unicus: singularis (also IMPROP. = distinguished).
Excellent; Vid:
Strange, surprising, mirus: mirabilis (that causes astonishment): novus (new, that did not exist or was not seen heretofore): singularis (strange in its kind). A sing. mistake, novus error: many of them have sing. ideas, quibusdam miserabilia quaedam placuerunt: it seems or appears very sing. to me, permirum mihi videtur: that saying seems rather a sing. one, hoc dictu est difficilius (Vid: Cic., Ecl., p. 199); or hoc nescio quomodo dicatur (Vid: Cic., Tusc., 2, 20, 47): it is sing. how, etc., mirabile est, quam, with subjunctive: Singular! mira narras or memoras! (you are telling us strange things): in a sing. manner, mire; mirum in modum: a sing. thing, *res mira or nova: he has many sing. ways or habits, *in multis rebus ab aliorum more plane discedit: it would be a sing. thing, if, etc., mirum (est) si or nisi, etc.: it is sing. that, etc., mirum est, quod, etc.: is it not very sing. indeed? nonne monstri simile est? a sing. fellow, *mirum caput: a man of a sing. character, *homo mirabiliter moratus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for singular?
- The usual Latin words for “singular” are ūnus, sōlus, ūnicus; also singulāris, mīrus, mīrābilis. 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.