English → Latin
“rope” in Latin
fūnisrope, cord, linerestisrope, cordrū̆dēnsrope, line, cord, cable; halyard, stay, sheet; rigging, cordageretināculumholdfast, tether, halter, hawser, band (also on chariots or ships); retinaculumōsmouth; (in general) head or face; (in general) facial features, countenance, appearance
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rope
funis (a thick rope): restis (a small rope): rudens (sail rope): retinaculum, ora (anchor rope, cable). To stretch a rope, funem extendere: to dance on the tight rope, per funem ingredi (Quint.); per funem extentum ire (Hor., Ep.); per extentum funem ponere vestigia (Cic., Manil. 5, 652).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rope?
- The usual Latin words for “rope” are fūnis, restis, rū̆dēns; also retināculum, ōs. 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.