English → Latin
“rational” in Latin
ūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encounterratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, recko
The English word rational itself goes back to Latin ratus, through rationalis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rational
(of persons)(of persons), ratione praeditus or utens; rationis particeps (☞ “rationalis” first occurs in Sen., Ep., 113, 114). (of things), rationi consentaneus, rationi or cum ratione congruus; or simply by ratio; e.g. ratio non est (it is not rational).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rational?
- The usual Latin words for “rational” are ūtor, ratiō. 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.