English → Latin
“too” in Latin
nimistoo, too much, excessively; exceedingly, beyond measurenimiusexcessive, too great, too much; beyond measure
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
too
Over and above, overmuch, nimis; nimium: Too much, plus justo; nimio plus, praeter modum: neither too much nor too often, nec nimis valde, nec nimis saepe: too many, nimium multi, masculine; nimis multa, neuter: too long, nimium diu: too long a time, tempus nimium longum: a little too much, paullo nimium. ☞ This word is often expressed by the mere force of the adjective, in the positive degree, or by an adverb; e.g., too soon, maturus; mature: too late, serus; sero: too long, longus: too narrow, angustus. OBS. When = immoderately, extra modum, ultra modum; e.g., ultra modum esse verecundum. Sometimes by the comparative; e.g., Themistocles liberius vivebat (Nep., Them., 1, 2; too freely): si tibi quaedam videbuntur obscuriora, cogitare debetis (Marcus Tullius Cic., Fam., 7, 19, 1; too recondite): versum syllaba una longiorem aut breviorem pronuntiare (Marcus Tullius Cic., Parad., 3, 2; too long or too short). Also by quam qui (quae, quod); to go too far in anything, modum excedere in aliqua re; credibile non est quantum scribam die, quin etiam noctibus (and night too).
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Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for too?
- The usual Latin words for “too” are nimis, nimius. 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.