English → Latin
“ungovernable” in Latin
impotēnsPowerless, weak, feeble, impotent, helpless, puny.; Unable to control, having no power over; incapable of.; Unbridled, uindomitusuntamed, unsubdued, ungoverned, unrestrained; untameable, ungovernable, fierce, wildeffrēnōto unbridle, let looseanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ungovernable
impotens (unable to restrain itself or himself; of persons, the mind, passion, etc., animus, animi motus). (The words are found in this connection and order.) ferox impotensque (Cic.): ferox atque impotens (e.g., mulier, Suet.; what a burst or outbreak of an ungovernable temper! quae effrenatio impotentis animi! Cic.): indomitus (untamed): effrenatus (unbridled). Vid: UNBRIDLED.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ungovernable?
- The usual Latin words for “ungovernable” are impotēns, indomitus, effrēnō; also animus. 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.