rudens

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-3) rope, line, cord, cable
2. (declension-3) halyard, stay, sheet
3. (declension-3, in-plural) rigging, cordage

Verb

1. (active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present) roaring, braying, belling
2. (active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present) shouting

Concepts

rope

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monofilaments

Synonyms

funis

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linum

fūnis

rudēns

Translations

corda

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maroma

baga

Seil

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Strang

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Tau

Trosse

Reep

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σκοινί

corde

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aussière

prendre au lasso

cavo

corda

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حبل

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈruː.dẽːs]

Etymology

Uncertain; proposed derivations include:
* From a Proto-Indo-European root related to German Riemen (“belt, strap”) and Old English rēoma (“membrane”).
* From a root common to Ancient Greek ἐρύω (erúō, “to drag, draw”), ῥυμός (rhumós, “pole”).