LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

nāviger

nāviger (feminine nāvigera, neuter nāvigerum)
Classical[ˈnaː.wɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈnaː.vi.d͡ʒer]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveship-bearing, navigable
  2. adjectivesailing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
nāviger		nāvigeranāvigerum
genitivenāvigerīnāvigeraenāvigerī
dativenāvigerōnāvigeraenāvigerō
accusativenāvigerumnāvigeramnāvigerum
ablativenāvigerōnāvigerānāvigerō
vocativenāvigernāvigeranāvigerum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenāvigerīnāvigeraenāvigera
genitivenāvigerōrumnāvigerārumnāvigerōrum
dativenāvigerīsnāvigerīsnāvigerīs
accusativenāvigerōsnāvigerāsnāvigera
ablativenāvigerīsnāvigerīsnāvigerīs
vocativenāvigerīnāvigeraenāvigera

nāvĭger, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. navis-gero.
I. Ship-bearing, navigable: mare navigerum, Lucr. 1, 3: iter, Mart. 12, 99, 4.—
II. Sailing: navigera similitudo, the likeness of a vessel under sail; said of a sea-mussel, Plin. 9, 30, 49, § 94; v. nauplius.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂us
  3. Proto-Italic[Term?]
  4. Latinnāviger

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -ger Latin nāviger From nāvis (“ship”) + -ger (“bearing”).

Descendants
  • Italiannavigero
  • Portuguesenavígero

Quick answers

What does nāviger mean in Latin?
nāviger, a adjective, means “ship-bearing, navigable; sailing”.
How do you pronounce nāviger?
In classical Latin, [ˈnaː.wɪ.ɡɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnaː.vi.d͡ʒer].
Where does nāviger come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us → Proto-Italic [Term?] → Latin nāviger.