náufrago

See also: naufrago, naufragó, naúfrago, and naufragò

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin naufragus (“shipwrecked”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.fɾa.ɡu/ [ˈnaʊ̯.fɾa.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.fɾa.ɡu/ [ˈnaʊ̯.fɾa.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.fɾa.ɡo/ [ˈnaʊ̯.fɾa.ɡo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw.fɾɐ.ɡu/ [ˈnaw.fɾɐ.ɣu]

• Hyphenation: náu‧fra‧go

Adjective

náufrago (feminine náufraga, masculine plural náufragos, feminine plural náufragas, not comparable)

1. castaway; shipwrecked

Related terms

• naufragado
• naufragante
• naufragar
• naufragável
• naufrágio
• naufragoso

 

Noun

náufrago m (plural náufragos, feminine náufraga, feminine plural náufragas)

1. castaway (a shipwrecked sailor)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin naufragus (“shipwrecked”). Compare obsolete English naufragous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaufɾaɡo/ [ˈnau̯.fɾa.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -aufɾaɡo
• Syllabification: náu‧fra‧go

Adjective

náufrago (feminine náufraga, masculine plural náufragos, feminine plural náufragas)

1. castaway, shipwrecked

Noun

náufrago m (plural náufragos, feminine náufraga, feminine plural náufragas)

1. castaway, shipwrecked person

Related terms

• naufragar
• naufragio (“shipwreck; sinking of a ship”)

 

Further reading

• “náufrago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10