English → Latin
“able-bodied” in Latin
valeōto have strength, influence, power; to avail; to be well, healthy, sound; to be worth, be worthyvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthyfirmusstrong, powerful; stable, firm; faithful, steadfast, truerōbustusof oak, oaken; hard, firm, solid, robustīnfirmusweak, feeble; unhealthy, infirm, indisposed, sick; inconclusive
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
able-bodied
valens, validus (strong, actively: opposed to imbecillus); firmus (firm, immovable; strong, passively: opposed to imbecillus, infirmus); robustus (compact; strong, passively: opposed to tener). (The words are found in this connection and order), firmus et robustus, valens et firmus; robustus et valens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for able-bodied?
- The usual Latin words for “able-bodied” are valeō, validus, firmus; also rōbustus, īnfirmus. 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.