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The Latin word for to swim is
natare





to swim



Translations for to swim and their definitions

natatio
     1. n. A swim, an instance of swimming.
     2. n. A place for swimming; swimming pool.


nato
     1. v. I swim, I float
           Cum in lacu natabat, multos pisces vidit.
             When swimming in the lake, he saw many fish.
     2. v. I stream, I flow
     3. =Participle. masculine dative singular of natus
     4. =Participle. dative singular of natus
     5. =Participle. masculine singular ablative of natus
     6. =Participle. singular ablative of natus


no
     1. v. to swim
           Nat lupus inter oves. - The wolf swims between the sheep.
           Nare contra aquam. - To swim against the stream.
           Piger ad nandum. - Slow at swimming.
           Ars nandi. - The art of swimming.
     2. v. to float
           Carinae nant freto. - Ships float in the sea.
     3. v. (poetic) to sail, flow, fly, etc.
           Per medium classi barbara navit Athon. - The barbarian youth sailed its fleet through the middle of Athos.
           Undae nantes refulgent. - The flowing waves glitter.
     4. v. (of the eyes of drunken persons) to swim
           Nant oculi. - The eyes swim.


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