English → Latin
“infirmary” in Latin
valētūdināriussickly, weak, infirmnosocomīumhospital, infirmarynosocomussick-nurse, attendant on the sick
The English word infirmary itself goes back to Latin firmus, through infirmaria.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
infirmary
valetudinarium (Sen.): nosocomium (νοσοκομεῖον, Cod. Just.; used by Ruhnken). The surgeon or apothecary of an infirmary, nosocomus (Cod. Just.): qui aegris praesto est (Tarrunt., Dig., 50, 6, 6).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for infirmary?
- The usual Latin words for “infirmary” are valētūdinārius, nosocomīum, nosocomus. 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.