English → Latin
“special” in Latin
singŭliOne to eachsingulārissingular, unique, unusual; alone, single, solitary; nonpareil, peerless, unequalled. unmatched, exceptionalpropriusappropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own (inalienably); belonging to oneself as property, or goods: (one's) ointeriorinner, interior; nearer; more secret, unknown
The English word special itself goes back to Latin speciō, through speciālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
special
singuli (e.g., singulae lites; opposed to generales causae, Quint.): singularum partium (relating to separate parts, not to the whole of anything; e.g., index singularum partium alicujus rei): singularis (peculiar): proprius (only for a particular case or end): intimus (intimate; of friends and friendship): ☞ specialis, opposed to generalis, is common in Quint., Sen., etc. Cic. uses by circumlocution; thus to generale quoddam decorum he opposes aliud huic subjectum, quod pertinet ad singulas partes honestatis. Ulpian uses definitus: et generales quaestiones et definitae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for special?
- The usual Latin words for “special” are singŭli, singulāris, proprius; also interior. 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.