English → Latin
“solstice” in Latin
sōlstitiumsummer solstice; summer (hottest part of the year); solsticebrūmathe winter solstice; winter, winter cold
The English word solstice itself goes back to Latin sōl, through sōlstitium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solstice
solstitium (at the beginning of summer): bruma (at the beginning of winter). ☞ It is unclassical to say solstitium aestivum, for solstitium, or solstitium brumale or hibernum for bruma: At the solstice, solstitiali die (in summer): brumali die (in winter).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solstice?
- The usual Latin words for “solstice” are sōlstitium, brūma. 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.