English → Latin
“cable” in Latin
ōsmouth; (in general) head or face; (in general) facial features, countenance, appearancerū̆dēnsrope, line, cord, cable; halyard, stay, sheet; rigging, cordage
The English word cable itself goes back to Latin capiō, through capulum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cable
funis ancorarius; ancorale: ora (by which a ship is fastened to the shore): remulcus (towing-cable): rudens (any rope, especially belonging to the yards and sails): to cut the cables, aucoralia incidere; ancoras praecidere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cable?
- The usual Latin words for “cable” are ōs, rū̆dēns. 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.