What is the Latin word for Meander?

The usual Latin words for “Meander” are Maeander, flectō, nectō; also Ammiānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“Meander” in Latin

Maeandera river in Turkey, now the Menderes; A crooked way, a turning, a winding; A border wrought with many involutions flectōto bend, curve or bow; to deviate, distract; to turn or curl nectōto connect, interweave, attach, unite; relate; to bind, tie, fasten; to bind by obligation, oblige, make liable Ammiānusa masculine praenomen, famously held by

The English word Meander itself goes back to Latin Maeander.

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

Meander

v. Maeander

meander s.

maeander (Cic.; of a very circuitous route by-ways, Verg., etc.); flexus (Plin., Tac.); nexus (Hor.).

meander v.

maeandros persequi (Cic., figuratively); maeandros facere et gyros (Ammianus, figuratively); inaequaliter sinuari (Tac.); *flexuoso cursu serpere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for Meander?: The usual Latin words for “Meander” are Maeander, flectō, nectō; also Ammiānus. 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.