English → Latin
“solecism” in Latin
vitiumflaw, defect, blemish, imperfection; vice; crime, wrongdoing, misdeed, sin, error, faulterrōto wander, rove, stray, roam; to get lost, go astray; to err, wander from the truth, to mistakecanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire; a wheelăcȳrŏlŏgĭaan impropriety of speechimpropriusnot-befitting, unsuitable, improperdolorpain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow; indignation, resentment, anger, fury, vengeance
The English word solecism itself goes back to Latin soloecismus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solecism
vitium: error: ☞ barbarismus, a fault in single words, as though one should say Maecenum for Maecenatem, or should use an outlandish word; e.g., canthus, for ferrum quo rotae vinciuntur soloecismus, a fault in grammar or construction; e.g., non feceris, for ne feceris; acyrologia, Greek or Latin, improprium, an erroneous combination of words, as, hunc ego si potui tantum sperare (for timere, dolorem, Quint., 1, 5, 6).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solecism?
- The usual Latin words for “solecism” are vitium, errō, canthus; also ăcȳrŏlŏgĭa, improprius, dolor. 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.