English → Latin
“stray” in Latin
errōto wander, rove, stray, roam; to get lost, go astray; to err, wander from the truth, to mistakedeerrōto wander off, go astray, lose one's wayvaguswandering, rambling, strolling, roving, roaming, unfixed, unsettled, vagrant; wandering, wavering, unsteady, inconstant,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stray v.
errare: errore vagari: vagari et errare. To stray from, deerrare, aberrare ab aliquo (aliqua re), or simply (PROP. and figuratively) aliqua re: to stray from the road, deerrare itinere; aberrare via: the child strayed from his father, puer aberravit inter homines a patre: to stray from one’s design, aberrare a proposito.
stray adj.
errans: vagus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stray?
- The usual Latin words for “stray” are errō, deerrō, vagus. 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.