Cage

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 Related Terms

English

Etymology

From Old French cage, from Latin cavea

Noun

cage (plural: cages)

1. an enclosure made of bars

Translations

• German: Käfig m (1)

Derived terms

• birdcage
• cagey

Verb

to cage (cages, caged, caging)

1. to put into a cage

Derived terms

• caged in
• uncage

French

Etymology

From Old French cage, from Latin cavea

Noun

cage f

1. cage

   "La Cage aux Folles" -- The Bird Cage

Related Terms

• caja
• cajon
• cave
• cavity