English → Latin
“splenetic” in Latin
splēnĭcusaffected with spleen; spleneticsplēnēticusaffected with spleen; spleneticlĭēnōsusspleneticstomachōsuswrathful, angry; grumpymōrōsuscaptious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please); peevish, wayward, capricioustrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose; sorrowful, mournful; disagreeable, harsh, bitter (of taste)animuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason,
The English word splenetic itself goes back to Latin splēn, through spleneticus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
splenetic
PROP., splenicus: spleneticus: lienosus (Plin.).
Figuratively, stomachosus: morosus: tristis: aeger animi or animo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for splenetic?
- The usual Latin words for “splenetic” are splēnĭcus, splēnēticus, lĭēnōsus; also stomachōsus, mōrōsus, trīstis. 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.