English → Latin
“angle” in Latin
angulusAn angle.; A corner.; A retired, unfrequented place, a nook, corner, lurking place.harundōa reed; a fishing rod; the shaft of an arrowhebesblunt, dull, not sharp or pointed; dim, faint, dull; tasteless, without smell, without sensation; dull, obtuse, sluggishangulōsusfull of cornershāmusA hook; A fishhook; The barb of an arrowcaptōto strive to seize, catch or grasp at; to seek, aim at
The English word angle itself goes back to Latin angulus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
angle
mathematical angle, angulus. A right angle, angulus rectus; angulus ad normam respondens. An obtuse angle, angulus obtusus or hebes. An acute angle, angulus acutus. The angle of the eyes, angulus oculorum. Full of angles, angulosus (technical term, Plin.). A little angle, angellus (Lucr.).
Instrument for fishing. The nearest term is hamus; hamus piscarius (the hook; opposed to nets, etc.), or arundo (rod).
angle v.
hamo piscari: hamo pieces capere: arundine pisces captare (with a rod, Ov., Met., 8, 217). ImPROP., to fish for any thing, captare, aucupari aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for angle?
- The usual Latin words for “angle” are angulus, harundō, hebes; also angulōsus, hāmus, captō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.