English → Latin
“shoal” in Latin
cōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing multitūdōA great number; multitude, numerousness.; A great number of people, crowd, mob, throng, multitude.volōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendsyrtissandbank, sand bar, quicksandpulvīnusa cushion, pillow, bolster to sit or lie upon; a seat of honor
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shoal
A multitude, copia: multitudo: vis.
A sand-bank, syrtis (Latin); pulvinus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shoal?
- The usual Latin words for “shoal” are cōpia, multitūdō, volō; also syrtis, pulvīnus. 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.