English → Latin
“suitable, suited” in Latin
conveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree wcommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlyopportūnussuitable; advantageous, useful; favourable, opportune, convenientidōneussuitable, proper, fit, apt, convenient; sufficient
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
suitable, suited
accommodatus alicui rei or ad rem (adapted): aptus alicui rei or ad aliquid (appropriate): conveniens: congruens (☞ congruus is not Latin): consentaneus alicui rei or cum re (that agrees with): decorus alicui or alicui rei (becoming): dignus aliquo or aliqua re (worthy). (The words are found in this connection and order.) aptus et accommodatus: aptus consentaneusque: congruens et aptus: aptus et congruens: commodus (in due measure): opportunus (proper, fit; especially of situation or position, then of time, of age, etc.): idoneus (fit, adapted by nature). (The words are found in this connection and order.) opportunus et idoneus: commodus et idoneus: habilis et aptus. Very suitable, percommodus; peropportunus; peridoneus (to anything, alicui rei or ad aliquid): a suitable opportunity, occasio idonea or commoda et idonea; opportunitas: not suitable, alienus: a suitable punishment, pro modo poena: a suitable speech, decora oratio: suitable to time or circumstances, consentaneus tempori; ad tempus accommodatus; ... and persons, aptus consentaneusque tempori et personae: to be suitable, convenire ad aliquid; consentire or congruere alicui rei or cum aliqua re; respondere alicui rei; (of climate, food, etc.) salubrem esse: not to be suitable, gravem, parum salubrem esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for suitable, suited?
- The usual Latin words for “suitable, suited” are conveniō, congruō, commodus; also opportūnus, idōneus. 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.