naufragio
See also: naufrágio
Italian
Etymology
From Latin naufragium, compound of navis (“ship”) and the root of the verb frangō (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nawˈfra.d͡ʒo/
- Rhymes: -adʒo
- Hyphenation: nau‧frà‧gio
Noun
naufragio m (plural naufragi)
- a shipwreck, a wreck
- (figurative) a wreck, a failure
Related terms
- naufragare
- naufrago
See also
- affondamento m
Latin
Noun
naufragiō
- dative/ablative singular of naufragium
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin naufragium.
Noun
naufragio m (plural naufragios)
- shipwreck
Related terms
- náufrago
- naufragar
Further reading
- “naufragio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014