English → Latin
“gable” in Latin
fastīgiumpeak, summit, top; extreme part, extremity of a thing; slope, declivity, descenttympanumdrum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine; eardrumfrōnsthe forehead, brow, front; the brow or countenance as an indicator of the feelings; as the mirror of a person's characteculmenstalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acmepōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)columenpillar, column; peak, summit, zenith
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gable
fastigium (to be carefully distinguished from culmen; i. e., the ridge of a roof): tympanum or fastigii tympanum (a triangular wooden gable, considered with reference to its superficies, Vitr. 3, 3, mid.): The front of the gable, frons: the base of the gable, stratum fastigii: the vertex of the gable, acroterium (ἀκρωτήριον): the angle of the gable, fastigii versura: any ornament terminating a gable, aliquid in summo fastigio (culminis) positum (e.g., columen, Vitr., 4, 2, 1). Gable-end, tympanum fastigii: to be raised nearly as high as the gable, paene ad fastigium pervenisse (of a house; after Cic., Att., 4, 1, init.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gable?
- The usual Latin words for “gable” are fastīgium, tympanum, frōns; also culmen, pōnō, columen. 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.