English → Latin
“spendthrift” in Latin
profundōto pour forth, to lavish; to prostrate; to squandereffundōto pour out, shed, spread abroad, drain off; to pour, drive, cast or send out, shower, discharge; to give oneself up to,helluōglutton; squanderergurgeswhirlpool, eddy; gulf; abyss
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
spendthrift
homo prodigus, profusus, effusus: heluo: gurges. (The words are found in this connection and order.) gurges atque heluo: Nep. (a young spendthrift).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for spendthrift?
- The usual Latin words for “spendthrift” are profundō, effundō, helluō; also gurges. 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.