What is the Latin word for aground?

The usual Latin words for “aground” are vadum, sīdus, haereō; also haesitō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“aground” in Latin

vadumA shallow, ford, shoal; A body of water; sea, stream; The bottom of a body of water sīdusgroup of stars, constellation, asterism; a star; the night sky haereōto stick, stick fast; cling; cleave; adhere; hang, hang on or to; hold fast, be fastened; hang on; be caught; take root;haesitōto remain fixed in place; to hesitate; to be uncertain

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

aground

To run aground, vado, in vadum or litoribus illidi (to run on a sand-bank or the shore): in litus ejici (to be stranded and wrecked): in terram deferri (to run ashore). The fleet ran aground, and was wrecked near the Balearic Islands, classis ad Baleares ejicitur. To be aground, sidere (to touch the bottom, and so stick fast).

Figuratively, to be aground; i. e., in difficulty, unable to proceed, in luto esse (Plaut.): haerere, haesitare (Ter.): difficultatibus affectum esse := to be in debt, aere alieno obrutum or demersum esse.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for aground?: The usual Latin words for “aground” are vadum, sīdus, haereō; also haesitō. 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.