pendant
English
/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/
noun
Definitions
- (architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
- A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
- The dangling part of an earring.
- (nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
- (fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
- (obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book.
- (obsolete) Testicles.
- (obsolete) A pendulum.
- (US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
- A lamp hanging from the roof.
- An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
- A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (pull, spin, stretch).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)pend-
Gloss
pull, spin, stretch
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- appendage English
- compendious English
- expenditure English
- impending English
- pendanted English
- pendent English
- postpend English
- prepend English
- propend English
- suspend English
- circumpendeo Latin
- compendium Latin
- dependeo Latin
- dē- Latin
- expendere Latin
- expendo Latin
- expendō Latin
- impendeo Latin
- impendere Latin
- pendēre Latin
- ponderare Latin
- praependeo Latin
- propendeo Latin
- pēnsiōnem Latin
- stipendium Latin
- suspendo Latin
- spendieren German
- pensionare Italian
- penchant French
- *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)pénd-e-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)pénd-os Proto-Indo-European
- *pend- Proto-Indo-European
- *wes- Proto-Indo-European
- *fintô Proto-Germanic
- *spannō Proto-Germanic
- appenden Middle English
- *pędь Proto-Slavic
- *pendēō Proto-Italic