English → Latin
“winter-quarters” in Latin
hībernāculumwinter quarters; a winter residence; winter encampmenthībernuswintry; of or pertaining to winter; suitable for getting through the winter
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
winter-quarters
castra hiberna, or simply hiberna, -orum, nominative plur., (general term) hibernacula (barracks). To provide winter-quarters, hiberna praeparare: to station in winter-quarters, in hibernis collocare; in hiberna deducere (to lead into winter-quarters); in hiberna dimittere (to send to winter-quarters); per hiberna distribuere; in hiberna dividere (to distribute into winter-quarters in different places): to take up winter-quarters, hiberna sumere: to go into winter-quarters, in hibernacula concedere: to be in winter-quarters, in hibernis esse or contineri; (in any place), (in) aliquo loco hibernare, hiemare, or hiberna agere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for winter-quarters?
- The usual Latin words for “winter-quarters” are hībernāculum, hībernus. 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.