English → Latin
“land-forces” in Latin
pedesterwalking, pedestrian, on foot; of infantry, foot soldiers; prosaic, commonplaceexercitusexercise; trouble, affliction; an exercised, disciplined body of men, an armycōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
land-forces
exercitus terrester or pedester, copiae terrestres or pedestres (all opposed to copiae navales) copiae, exercitus (opposed to classis; Vid: Curt., 3, 4, 13): to possess numerous land-forces, copiis pedestribus multum valere; terra multum pollere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for land-forces?
- The usual Latin words for “land-forces” are pedester, exercitus, cōpia. 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.