Latin

Etymology
From latinus:, from Latium: + -inus:.

Pronunciation

 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"l{t.In/}}
 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"l{t.In/|/"l{t.@n/}}
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 * {{rhymes|ætɪn}}

Adjective

 * 1) Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome.
 * 2) * 1948, L. E. Elliott-Binns, The Beginnings of Western Christendom, page 257
 * Africa was the natural leader because there the number of Christians who were of Roman origin and Latin speech was probably far greater than in so cosmopolitan a city as Rome.
 * 1) Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
 * 2) * 1968, Mladen Bošnjak, A Study of Slavic Incunabula, page 62
 * The Croatian incunabula printed in Latin letters are indubitably the products of a very modest establishment.
 * 1) Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
 * 2) * 2000, T. M. Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, page 176
 * The earliest Latin culture of Ireland was heavily indebted to that of Britain
 * 1) Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
 * 2) * 1913, Oscar Browning, A General History of the World, page 151
 * From the Campagna and the Latin hills, the flame of rebellion spread to Antium and Terracina, and to the most remote allies of the Romans, the cities of the Campanian plains.
 * 1) Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
 * 2) * 2002, Dean Foster, The Global Etiquette Guide to Mexico and Latin America, page 11
 * Therefore, although Portugal is a Latin culture, the significant African influence in Brazil creates a culture that cannot be defined simply as Latin; consequently, Brazilians prefer to define themselves as South American
 * 1) Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
 * 2) * 2008, Michael Miller, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History, page 254
 * As such, today's Latin music is a synthesis of European, African, and the few indigenous elements that remain.
 * 1)  Roman Catholic; of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
 * 2) * 1901, John Hackett, A History of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, page 117
 * The Latin bishop now took the Greek bishop by the hand and conducted him to his throne

Synonyms

 * Roman
 * Roman
 * Latin American
 * Catholic, Roman, Roman Catholic

Derived terms

 * Latin alphabet
 * Latin America
 * Latin cross
 * Latin square

Translations

 * Arabic: (latīniy)
 * Armenian:
 * Basque:
 * Catalan: llatí
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew: לטיני (lātini), לטינית (lātinit)
 * Interlingua: latin


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ラテン語の (Raten-go no)
 * Latin:, latinus, ,
 * Macedonian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: (limbă) latină
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: Laidinn
 * Slovene: latinski, latinska , latinsko
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: Kilatini
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ภาษาละติน
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: (tiếng) Latinh


 * Arabic: (latīniy)
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: llatí
 * Croatian: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Interlingua: latin
 * Italian:
 * Latvian:


 * Macedonian: латиничен
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: Ròmanach, Laidinn
 * Slovene: latinski, latinska , latinsko
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: Kilatini
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: chữ Latinh


 * Arabic: (latīniy)
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: llatí, romà
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 古羅馬, 古罗马
 * Croatian:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Interlingua: roman


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 古代ローマの (kodai Rōma no)
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: римски,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: latin, latină , roman , romană
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: Kirumi
 * Swedish: ,
 * Vietnamese: La Mã


 * Arabic: (latīniy)
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: llatí, llatina
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:


 * German:
 * Interlingua: latin
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ラテンの (Raten no)
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: (latīniy)
 * Armenian:
 * Croatian:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Interlingua: roman


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ラテン系の (Raten-kei no)
 * Macedonian: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: latin, latină , roman , romană
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Croatian: latinoamerički
 * Danish: latinamerikansk
 * Dutch: Latijns, Latijns-Amerikaans
 * Esperanto: latin-amerika
 * Finnish:
 * German: lateinamerikanisch
 * Hebrew: לטיני (lātini), לטינית (lātinit)
 * Ido:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: ラテンアメリカの (Raten Amerika no)
 * Macedonian: латиноамерикански,
 * Polish: latynoski
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: latino-american, latino-americană
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: Mhispaniki
 * Swedish: latinsk, latinamerikansk
 * Turkish: Latin Amerikalı
 * Vietnamese: Mỹ Latinh, latino


 * : latin (1,2,4), romanek (5)
 * : latinský, latinská , latinské (1,2)

Proper noun

 * 1) The language of the ancient Romans and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.
 * 2) * 2003, Natalie Harwood, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin, 2nd edition, page 13
 * When the Christian Church rose in stature in the Dark Ages, its adoption of Latin as the official language assured its eternal life.
 * 1) * 2010, Elizabeth Heimbach, A Roman Map Workbook, page 134
 * Like Copernicus and Galileo, Johannes Kepler was a renowned astronomer who wrote in Latin.

Derived terms

 * Latinate
 * Latinisation
 * Latinise
 * Latinism
 * latinist


 * Latinity
 * Latinization
 * Latinize
 * Latin name

Related terms

 * Latium
 * latus
 * Lazio

Translations

 * Arabic: اللاتينية, لاتيني
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: лацінская, лаціна
 * Bulgarian: латински език,
 * Catalan: llatí
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: लैटिन, लातिन, लातिन भाषा
 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua: latino
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (obsolete: )
 * Korean:


 * Latin: lingua Latina,
 * Latvian: latīņu valoda
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian:
 * Navajo:
 * Persian: زبان لاتین, لاتین
 * Polish: język łaciński ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: limbă latină,
 * Russian:, латынь
 * Scottish Gaelic: Laideann
 * Serbo-Croatian: латински језик, latinski jezik, латински, latinski, латинштина, latinština
 * Slovak: latinčina
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ภาษาละติน, ละติน
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: латинська, латинь
 * Urdu: لاطینی زبان
 * Vietnamese: tiếng Latinh, Latinh
 * Welsh:

Noun

 * 1) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
 * 2) * 1833, Philipp Buttmann (translated by Edward Robinson), A Greek grammar for the use of high schools and universities, page 23
 * This appears incontestably from the manner in which the Latins wrote Greek words and names
 * 1) A person who is descended from the ancient Romans.
 * 2) * 1933, Gilbert Keith Chesterton,  'All I Survey': a book of essays, page 148
 * No ; the test of the contrast between modern Latins and modern Teutons is exactly like the test of the contrast between modern Latins and ancient Latins.
 * 1) A person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin, such as a Spaniard or Italian.
 * 2) A person from Latin America.
 * 3) * 1922, William Edmund Aughinbaugh, Advertising for trade in Latin-America, page 150
 * In the use of patent medicine the average Latin resembles the American of fifty years ago, who generally had a bottle of some concoction on which he depended whenever he felt out of sorts.
 * 1)  A person adhering to Roman Catholic practice.
 * 2) * 1853, William Palmer, Dissertations on Subjects Relating to the "Orthodox" or "Eastern-Catholic" Communion, page 118
 * The modern Latins have been in the habit of blaming the Greek and other Eastern Liturgies for not consecrating by the recital of O UR S AVIOUR'S words of Institution

Synonyms

 * Roman
 * Latino
 * Catholic, Roman, Roman Catholic

Antonyms

 * Greek, Orthodox

Related terms

 * Latino

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 拉丁人
 * Croatian:, , Latinjanin, Latinjanka
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: רומאי (romāʾi)
 * Interlingua: romano


 * Italian: romano romana
 * Japanese: 古代ローマ人 (kodai Rōma jin)
 * Korean: 고대로마인 (古代로마人, godae-Roma-in)
 * Macedonian: Римјанин, Римјанка
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: latin, latină , roman , romană
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: Rimljan, Rimljanka
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: romare
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: người La Mã


 * Croatian:, , Latinjanin, Latinjanka
 * Danish: latiner
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Italian: ,


 * Macedonian: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: latin, latină , roman , romană
 * Spanish:
 * Vietnamese: người gốc La Mã


 * Croatian:, , Latinjanin, Latinjanka
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: romaanisen kielen puhuja
 * Italian: di lingua neolatina


 * Korean: 이탈리아어파 (itallia-eopa)
 * Macedonian: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Spanish:


 * : Latein (1)
 * : llatinu (1)
 * : latin (1), Roman  (2), unan a ra gant ur yezh romanek (4)
 * : Latin (1)
 * : latino


 * : (lingua) Latina (1), latinus, latina (2)
 * : latinčina (1); Riman, Rimanka  (2); Roman , Romanka  (3, 4)
 * : latín (1)
 * : латинська (latins’ka) (1)

Noun

 * 1) Latin (person from Latium)

Derived terms

 * latiniser
 * latinisme
 * latiniste
 * latinité

Anagrams

 * liant

Proper noun

 * 1) Latin (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire, descended from the ancient Romans or speaking a Romance language)

Declension
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