English → Latin
“virgin” in Latin
virgōa maiden, maid; an unmarried young woman or girl (typically nubile, i.e., of marriageable age and social status); a virgpuellagirl, lass, maiden (female child); sweetheart, mistress, beloved maiden; young woman, young wifevirgineusvirgin; maidenlyvirginālismaidenly; of or pertaining to a maiden or virginverēcundiaknowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty; shyness, bashfulness; shame, awe
The English word virgin itself goes back to Latin virgō, through virginem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
virgin s.
virgo (unmarried woman, whether young or old, παρθένος): puella (κόρη, young woman, whether married or not; e.g., Nero’s wife Octavia, twenty years old, Tac., Ann., 14, 64). ☞ Virago is a strong masculine young woman, an Amazon.
virgin adj.
virgineus (of or belonging to a virgin): virginalis (characteristic of a virgin; e.g., verecundia).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for virgin?
- The usual Latin words for “virgin” are virgō, puella, virgineus; also virginālis, verēcundia. 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.