English → Latin
“alimental” in Latin
valeōto have strength, influence, power; to avail; to be well, healthy, sound; to be worth, be worthyvalēnsstrong, vigorous, healthycāseuscheeseīnfirmusweak, feeble; unhealthy, infirm, indisposed, sick; inconclusiveimbēcillusweak, feeble; cowardlyalibilisable to provide nourishment, nutritious, nourishing; able to be fattened or readily grown
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
alimental
in quo multum alimenti est: magni cibi (e.g., casei): magni cibi (opposed to minimi cibi): valens, tirmus, valentis or firmae materiae (opposed to imbecillus, infirmus, imbecillae or infirmae materiae, Cels.). Observe, alibilis only Varr.: nutribilis very late.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for alimental?
- The usual Latin words for “alimental” are valeō, valēns, cāseus; also īnfirmus, imbēcillus, alibilis. 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.