English → Latin
“steer” in Latin
gubernōto pilot, steer a ship; to govern, managemoderorto set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate, allay, qualify.; to restrain; to manage, arrange, regulate, rule, guiregōto rule, govern, direct; to guide, steer, control; to oversee, managenāvigōto sail, navigate, seafare, embarkiuvencusyoung
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
steer v.
Transitively, (navem) gubernare, moderari, regere. To steer anywhere, tendere aliquo; cursum dirigere aliquo.
Intransitively, navigare.
steer s.
juvencus (a young bullock): bos novellus (somewhat older; Vid: Varr., R.R., 2, 5, 6).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for steer?
- The usual Latin words for “steer” are gubernō, moderor, regō; also nāvigō, iuvencus. 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.