īrātus
The Latin word for 'angry' is īrātus.
This adjective is used to describe someone or something that is displaying anger.
Meaning: displaying anger (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The neuter form is īrātum, the masculine plural form is īrāti and the feminine plural form is īrātae.
Did you know?
- Stoic philosophers like Seneca argued that īra was a form of temporary madness, treating the state of being īrātus as a disease of the mind.
- In legal Latin, the concept of īra could sometimes be used as a mitigating factor to explain a crime, similar to the modern legal concept of 'passion'.
- The root of īrātus is connected to the concept of 'wrath' in ancient religious contexts, often describing the anger of a god.
Examples in context
- Magister iratus discipulis severam poenam dedit.The angry teacher gave the students a severe punishment.
- Amicus meus furiosus erat, quod nummos suos amiserat.My friend was furious because he had lost his money.
- Populus raucis clamoribus rabidus clamabat.The people were shouting angrily with loud cries.
- Quintus est īrātus.Quintus is angry.
- Magister īrātus videtur.The teacher seems angry.
Example conversation
Quintus and Julia are arguing about a lost book.
- QuintusUbi est liber meus?Where is my book?
- JuliaNescio, Quinte.I don't know, Quintus.
- QuintusCur es īrātus?Why are you angry?
- JuliaNon sum īrātus, sed tristis.I am not angry, but sad.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “angry” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
