English → Latin
“unoccupied” in Latin
iaceōto lie prostrate, lie down; recline; to be sick, lie ill; to linger, stop, tarry, remainsedeōto sit, to be seated; to sit in an official seat; sit in council or court, hold court, preside; to keep the field, remai
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unoccupied
non occupatus (that has no business or occupation): labore vacuus (that has no exertion to bear): vacuus negotiis (that has no business). To be unoccupied, opere faciundo vacare; jacere, sedere (to sit without doing anything, to sit at home idle). Vid. DISENGAGED, UNEMPLOYED.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unoccupied?
- The usual Latin words for “unoccupied” are iaceō, sedeō. 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.