English → Latin
“junk” in Latin
nāvigiumvessel, ship, boatnāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural; nave (middle or body of a church)nāvĭgĭŏluma small vessel, a bark. boatscaphaa light boat; skifflintertank, tub, trough, vat, washtub; small, lightweight boat, skiff, canoe, wherry
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
junk
navigium: navicula: navigiolum: scapha: cyrnba: linter. SYN. in SHIP.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for junk?
- The usual Latin words for “junk” are nāvigium, nāvis, nāvĭgĭŏlum; also scapha, linter. 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.