English → Latin
“craft” in Latin
nāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural; nave (middle or body of a church)nāvĭgĭŏluma small vessel, a bark. boatscaphaa light boat; skiffcymbaA boat, skiff, Pliny ascribes its invention to the Phoenicians; especially the small boat used by Charon to ferry the delintertank, tub, trough, vat, washtub; small, lightweight boat, skiff, canoe, wherryratisraft; pontoon bridge; boat, ship, vessel
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
craft
A manual trade; [Vid: a TRADE].
Cunning, Vid:
A small vessel, navicula: navigiolum: scapha: cymba: linter: ratis. SYN. in VESSEL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for craft?
- The usual Latin words for “craft” are nāvis, nāvĭgĭŏlum, scapha; also cymba, linter, ratis. 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.