English → Latin
“wreck” in Latin
nāvigiumvessel, ship, boatnāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural; nave (middle or body of a church)frangōto break, shatter; to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit); to breafflīgōto strike, beat, dash (against); cast or throw down, prostrate; to afflict, damage, injure, crush, break or ruin; to hum
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wreck s.
PROP., navigium (a shipwreck): navis fracta (a shattered ship): navis or navigii reliquiae (the remnants of a shattered ship). The timbers of a wreck, tabulae navis fractae.
Figuratively, Ruin, Vid.
wreck v.
frangere. To be wrecked, frangi; naufragium facere (☞ not naufragium pati); ad scopulos allidi or affligi; saxis impingi (by striking on rocks); naufragio interire (to perish by shipwreck).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wreck?
- The usual Latin words for “wreck” are nāvigium, nāvis, frangō; also afflīgō. 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.