What is the Latin word for fledged?

The usual Latin words for “fledged” are adoleō, cōnfirmō, plūmō; also īnfirmus, plūmēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“fledged” in Latin

adoleōto emit an odor, smell cōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade; plūmōto feather; to cover with feathers; to embroider; to cover with scales īnfirmusweak, feeble; unhealthy, infirm, indisposed, sick; inconclusive plūmēscōto fledge (grow feathers)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

fledged

adultus (grown up, so as to be ready to fly; Quint., 2, 6, 7): confirmatus (grown strong; Col. 8, 9, 4): plumis obductus; plumatus. Not yet fledged, infirmus. ☞ The forms plumiger and penniger are poetical. To be fledged, pennas habere (Varr., R.R., 3, 9, 15); pennulis uti posse (Cic., N.D., 2, 52, 129): the young ones are nearly fledged, pennae nascuntur pullo: to become fledged, plumare (Gell.); plumescere (Plin.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for fledged?: The usual Latin words for “fledged” are adoleō, cōnfirmō, plūmō; also īnfirmus, plūmēscō. 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.