What is the Latin word for wherry?

The usual Latin words for “wherry” are cymba, cymbŭla, linter; also nāvis, nāvĭgĭŏlum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“wherry” in Latin

cymbaA boat, skiff, Pliny ascribes its invention to the Phoenicians; especially the small boat used by Charon to ferry the de cymbŭlaa small boat lintertank, tub, trough, vat, washtub; small, lightweight boat, skiff, canoe, wherry nāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural; nave (middle or body of a church)nāvĭgĭŏluma small vessel, a bark. boat

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

wherry

cymba: cymbula: linter (canoe): navicula: navigiolum (a small boat). Vid: BOAT.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for wherry?: The usual Latin words for “wherry” are cymba, cymbŭla, linter; also nāvis, nāvĭgĭŏlum. 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.