Latin

Lat·in  (ltn)

n.

1.

a. The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century.

b. The Latin language and literature from the end of the third century b.c. to the end of the second century a.d.

2.

a. A member of a Latin people, especially a native or inhabitant of Latin America.

b. A Latino or Latina.

3. A native or resident of ancient Latium.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or composed in Latin: a Latin scholar; Latin verse.

2.

a. Of or relating to ancient Rome, its people, or its culture.

b. Of or relating to Latium, its people, or its culture.

3. Of or relating to the languages that developed from Latin, such as Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, or to the peoples that speak them.

4.

a. Of or relating to the peoples, countries, or cultures of Latin America.

b. Of or relating to Latinos or their culture.

5. Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

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[Middle English, from Old French and from Old English lden, both from Latin Latnus, from Latium, an ancient country of west-central Italy.]

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Latin

Noun

1. the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire

2. a member of any of those peoples whose languages are derived from Latin

Adjective

1. of the Latin language

2. of those peoples whose languages are derived from Latin

3. of the Roman Catholic Church [Latin Latinus of Latium]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Latin - any dialect of the language of ancient Rome res gestae - things done hybrid, loan-blend, loanblend - a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) Italic language, Italic - a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative Old Latin - the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.) classical Latin - the language of educated people in ancient Rome; "Latin is a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient Romans--and now it's killing me" Low Latin - any dialect of Latin other than the classical Biblical Latin, Late Latin - the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries Neo-Latin, New Latin - Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature Latinian language, Romance language, Romance - the group of languages derived from Latin nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet" annum - (Latin) year; "per annum" de novo - from the beginning A.M., ante meridiem - before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M." P.M., post meridiem - between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M."
	2.	Latin - an inhabitant of ancient Latium denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
	3.	Latin - a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.	1.	Latin - of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; "Latin verb conjugations"
	2.	Latin - relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; "Latin America"
	3.	Latin - relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages" Romance
	4.	Latin - of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; "Latin towns"

Translations

Latin [ˈlætɪn] n → latín m

adj → latino

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Latin [ˈlætɪn] n → latin m

adj → latin(e)

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Latin [ˈlætɪn] n → Latein nt;

(person) → Südländer(in) m(f)

adj → lateinisch;

(temperament etc) → südländisch

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Latin [ˈlætɪn] n → latino

adj → latino/a