English → Latin
“some” in Latin
ūllusanyquispiamanybody, anything; somebody, somethingquīdamsomeone, a certain one/thing; somethingnōnnūllussome, several, a few; nonzeronōnnēmōsome persons, some, several, someone, a certain person, one man; a fewaliquotsome; several; a fewplērumquethe greatest part, the greater partcomplūrēsseveral; very many
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
some
aliquis (any, indefinite): ullus (opposed to nullus, especially after negations): quispiam (nearly = aliquis, but always implies a number, out of which any indifferently may be supposed: mostly used substantively, but not always: si agricola quispiam, etc., Cic.; Vid: the word in SOMEBODY): quidam (a certain one, without specification): aliqui (indefinite): nonnulli, or nonnemo, sing. (in ipsa curia nonnemo hostis est, Cic., several): aliquot (more than one): plerique, complures (some, and, indeed, several or many): often aliquid with genitive; e.g., some indulgence, aliquid veniae. It is some consolation to remember, in aliqua re nonnihil me consolatur cum recordor, etc.: some progress has been made, nonnihil est profectum (Cic.). Some... others, alii... alii; quidam... alii: some... others... others, quidam (alii)... alii... alii (and thus alii mag be used successively five times or more; but Cic. also varies it by partim, etc.; Vid: Cic., N.D., 2, 47, extr.): some in one direction, others in another, alii alio, etc.: some in one manner, others in another, alii aliter, etc.: some few, pauci: some twenty days, aliqui viginti dies: in some measure, aliquo modo; aliqua ex parte (partly); aliquid (in some respect; Vid: Caes., B.G., 1, 40, Held.). ☞ Avoid quadamtenus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for some?
- The usual Latin words for “some” are ūllus, quispiam, quīdam; also nōnnūllus, nōnnēmō, aliquot. 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.