English → Latin
“cage” in Latin
caveahollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall, coop, beehive, birdcage; the seats in a theater, amphitheater, or auditoriuclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure (confined space)saepēshedge, fencesaeptumA fence, enclosure, wall.; Any enclosed place, an enclosure.vīvāriumpark, preserve, enclosureleporāriusof a harecarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps (barriers at start of a horse race)custōdiaprotection, safekeeping; custody, guardianship; prisonervinculumAny instrument whereby anything is bound or tied up; bond, band, fetter, chain, cord, tie, link; a bond, obligation, binvēnātiōhunting, the chase, venery; hunt
The English word cage itself goes back to Latin cavea.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cage
an, inclosure, cavea (both for birds and wild beasts): claustrum (for wild beasts).
Any kind of fence for the same purpose, sepes: sepimentum: septum (an inclosed place; e.g., for hunting, venationis): vivarium: leporarium (different appellations for the same thing; Vid: Gell., 2, 20).
A prison, carcer: custodia (PROP., the guarding of anybody; also the place itself): vincula, plur. (chains or fetters; also the place).
cage v.
in caveam includere.
Animals for pleasure, bestias includere delectationis causa.
Imprison, includere in carcerem: aliquem in custodiam dare; in carcerem condere or conjicere. Vid: IMPRISON.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cage?
- The usual Latin words for “cage” are cavea, claustrum, saepēs; also saeptum, vīvārium, leporārius. 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.