What is the Latin word for remains?

The usual Latin words for “remains” are reliquiae, fragmentum, ruīna; also cadāver. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“remains” in Latin

reliquiaeremains; relics; remnants; remainders; leftovers of a meal fragmentuma piece (broken off), remnant, fragment ruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction; ruins, debris; ruins, debris cadāvercorpse, cadaver, carcass

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

remains

reliquiae (the rest): fragmenta, plur.; ruinae (fragments, ruins). Mortal remains, cadaver: quod membrorum reliquum est.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for remains?: The usual Latin words for “remains” are reliquiae, fragmentum, ruīna; also cadāver. 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.