English → Latin
“hanging” in Latin
suspendiumthe hanging of oneselftapēsrug, carpet; tapestry, hangingmīllethousand; 1000pēnsilishanging (down), pendant, pensilependulushanging, hanging down, pendent, suspended; doubtful, uncertain, hesitatingflaccidusFlaccid, flabby, pendulous.; Languid, feeble, weak.dēpendeōto hang down, from or on; to wait for; to be dependent on or governed byaurisear
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hanging s.
Suspension, suspendium. For “to deserve hanging” [Vid: GALLOWS].
Hangings, tapes, etis, m. (τάπης), or Latinized, tapetum: ☞ “tapetes” of the ancients were generally shaggy, with figures worked in them, with which both the walls and the floor were covered.
hanging adj.
pensilis: pendulus (e.g., horti pensilis): flaccidus (e.g., aures): dependens (hanging down). Hanging ears, fiaccidae praegravantesque aures.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hanging?
- The usual Latin words for “hanging” are suspendium, tapēs, mīlle; also pēnsilis, pendulus, flaccidus. 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.