idōneus, idōnea, idōneum

Definitions for idōneus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
suitable, fit, appropriate

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
Having the right qualities, suitable, appropriate, adequate. (b) (w/ ad, in+acc.) qualified, fitted (for); (also w. dat., abl., gen.). (c) (w. inf., final rel. cl.) fit, able (to do, be, etc.).
2
(leg.) Having the money to meet obligations, solvent, substantial. (b) (of an action or sim.) backed by financial resources or leg. sanctions, valid, 'good'.

Sentences with idōneus

Latin to English

Cōnsul vidēbatur esse idōneus gubernandō.Compare The consul seemed fit for governing.

Haec īnscrīptiō mihi idōnea est.Compare This inscription is suitable for me.

Vixi puellis nuper idoneus et militavi non sine gloria.Compare Though that life is past, I was but now still meet for ladies' love, and fought my battles not without glory.

Quin opifex quoque, minime militia idoneus genus, excieo dicor.Compare Nay, the artisans too, a class by no means suited for military service, are said to have been called out.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 263.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 820.
Word frequencies
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "idōneus, idōnea, idōneum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified August 27, 2023. Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/idoneus-idonea-idoneum.