English → Latin
“suddenly” in Latin
subeōto go under, come under; enter; to come or go up to, approach, draw near, advance or proceed to a place; come or go on; repēnssudden, unexpected; recent, freshrepentīnussudden, hasty; unexpecteddērepentesuddenlyimprōvīsusunforeseen, unexpected; suddeninexspectātusunexpected
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
suddenly
subito: repente: repentino: derepente (☞ derepentino is late): improviso: ex or de improviso: nec opinato: ex necopinato: inexspectato: ex inexspectato: praeter opinionem improviso (Cic., Verr., 2, 74, 182): repente ex inopinato (Suet., Galb., 10).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for suddenly?
- The usual Latin words for “suddenly” are subeō, repēns, repentīnus; also dērepente, imprōvīsus, inexspectātus. 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.