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)

1. a shipwreck, a wreck
2. (figurative) a wreck, a failure

Related terms

• naufragare
• naufrago

See also

• affondamento m

Latin

Noun

naufragiō

1. dative/ablative singular of naufragium

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin naufragium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nauˈfɾaxjo/ [nau̯ˈfɾa.xjo]
• Rhymes: -axjo
• Syllabification: nau‧fra‧gio

Noun

naufragio m (plural naufragios)

1. shipwreck

Related terms

• naufragar
• náufrago

 

Further reading

• “naufragio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014