English → Latin
“paddle” in Latin
brevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short; short, low, shallowbatilluma shovel; a firepan, chafing dishpālaA shovel, spade.; blade; The bezel of a ring.prōpellōto drive, push or urge forth or forward; hurl, propel; to hurl or cast down, overthrow, expel; to drive on, impel, incitaquawaterundawave; a throng, multitude; water(s)
The English word paddle itself goes back to Latin patina, through padela.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
paddle s.
*remus curtus or brevior, or perhaps, batillus. ☞ Palmula or palma remi is the blade of an oar; pala, a shovel, spade.
paddle v.
To propel by a paddle, *navigium remo breviore incitare, propellere.
To beat or play with the water, *aquam, undas, leniter agitare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for paddle?
- The usual Latin words for “paddle” are brevis, batillum, pāla; also prōpellō, aqua, unda. 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.