English → Latin
“threatening” in Latin
minātiōa threateningcomminātiōthreat, menaceminaeprojecting points; pinnacles; battlements; parapets; threats; menaces; threatening perilsmināxprojecting; overhanging; jutting out; threatening; menacingminitābundusthreatening, menacingīnstōto stand upon, set foot on; to be nearby, close to, be imminent; to assail, press upon, harassimmineōto project, bend or lean toward or over, overhang; to touch on, border upon; to threaten, menacepraesēnspresent, immediate, at hand, existing; prompt; propitiousisthis or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced); this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a no
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
threatening s.
minatio: comminatio (a threat): denunciatio (menacing declaration): minae (threats, menacing words).
threatening adj.
PROP., minax: minitabundus (of persons). Figuratively, instans: imminens: praesens (impending). To withdraw from the threatening storm, impendentem effugere tempestatem (Nep.): to assume a threatening character, imminere (Vid: Nep., Eum., 10, 3): in a threatening manner, minaciter.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for threatening?
- The usual Latin words for “threatening” are minātiō, comminātiō, minae; also mināx, minitābundus, īnstō. 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.