English → Latin
“untimely” in Latin
abortiōpremature delivery, miscarriage, abortionabortuspremature delivery, miscarriage, abortion; an unfinished piece
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
untimely
[Vid: UNSEASONABLE.] [Vid: UNSEASONABLE.] An untimely birth, abortio (the act of bringing forth); abortus (the untimely birth, and the thing prematurely born).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for untimely?
- The usual Latin words for “untimely” are abortiō, abortus. 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.