Latin

Lat·in

 (lăt′n)

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 bc to the end of the second century ad.

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 lǣden, both from Latin Latīnus, from Latium, an ancient country of west-central Italy.]

Latin

(ˈlætɪn)

n

1. (Languages) the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire and of the educated in medieval Europe, which achieved its classical form during the 1st century bc. Having originally been the language of Latium, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family, it later formed the basis of the Romance group. See Late Latin, Low Latin, Medieval Latin, New Latin, Old Latin See also Romance

2. (Historical Terms) the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire and of the educated in medieval Europe, which achieved its classical form during the 1st century bc. Having originally been the language of Latium, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family, it later formed the basis of the Romance group. See Late Latin, Low Latin, Medieval Latin, New Latin, Old Latin See also Romance

3. (Peoples) a member of any of those peoples whose languages are derived from Latin

4. (Peoples) an inhabitant of ancient Latium

adj

5. (Languages) of or relating to the Latin language, the ancient Latins, or Latium

6. (Peoples) characteristic of or relating to those peoples in Europe and Latin America whose languages are derived from Latin

7. (Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

8. (Linguistics) denoting or relating to the Roman alphabet

[Old English latin and læden Latin, language, from Latin Latīnus of Latium]

Lat•in

(ˈlæt n)

n.

1. the Italic language of ancient Rome, maintained through the Middle Ages and into modern times as the liturgical language of Western Christianity and an international language of learned discourse. Abbr.: L

2.

a. a member of any people speaking a language descended from Latin.

b. a native or inhabitant of any country in Latin America; Latin American.

3. a native or inhabitant of Latium.

4. a member of the Latin Church.

adj.

5.

a. Latin-American.

b. of or pertaining to any of the peoples of Europe or the New World speaking languages descended from Latin.

6. of or pertaining to the Latin Church.

7. of or pertaining to Latium or its inhabitants.

8. of or pertaining to the Latin alphabet.

[before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin Latīnus. See Latium, -ine¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Latin - any dialect of the language of ancient Rome res gestae - things done hybrid, loanblend, loan-blend - 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

اللغَة اللاتينيَّهلاتِينِّيٌّلاتيني

latinalatinskýŘímanRománLatin

latinlatin-latinerlatinskromer

LateinLateinischlatinischromanischRömer

λατινικάΛατίνος

latialatinaLatinoromiaromiano

latínlatinoromanaromanolatina

latinalatinalainenlatinalaisamerikkalainenlatinan kieliroomalainen

latinlatine

latinskilatinski jeziklatinštinaLatinlatinički

latin

latínamaîur af rómönsku òjóîerni

latinolazialeneolatinaneolatinoromana

ラテン語

라틴어

lotynų kalbaLotynų AmerikaLotynų Amerikos

latīņulatīņu valodaromāņu valodās runājošo tautu pārstāvis

LatijnLatijnsRomeins

latinlatiner

łacinałacińskirzymskijęzyk łaciński

latimlatinalatinoromanaromano

латыньримлянинримлянкаримскийроманский

latinčinalatinskýRomán

latinščina

latinlatinsk

ภาษาละติน

LatinLâtinLatinceLâtinceRomalı

tiếng Latin

拉丁人拉丁人的拉丁文拉丁语拉丁语的

Latin

[ˈlætɪn]

A. ADJ → latino

B. N

1. (= person) → latino/a m/f
the Latins → los latinos

2. (Ling) → latín m

C. CPD Latin lover N → galán m latino
Latin quarter N → barrio m latino

Latin

[ˈlætɪn]

n

(= language) → latin m
I do Latin → Je fais du latin.

(= person from Mediterranean country) → latin(e) m/f

adj

(= Mediterranean) [country] → latin(e)

(= South American) [country] → latino-américain(e)

[music] → latin(e), latino-américain(e)Latin America n → Amérique f latine
in Latin America → en Amérique latineLatin American

adj [country, government, leader, affairs, history] → latino-américain(e)

n → Latino-Américain(e) m/fLatin quarter n
the Latin quarter → le quartier latin

Latin

adj

(= Roman) civilization, world → römisch; poets, literature → römisch, lateinisch; Latin language → lateinische Sprache; (= of ancient Latium) → latinische Sprache

(= of Roman origin) → romanisch; temperament, charm → südländisch

(Rel) → römisch-katholisch

n

(= inhabitant of ancient Latium) → Latiner(in) m(f); (= Roman) → Römer(in) m(f); (= a member of any Latin race) → Südländer(in) m(f), → Romane m, → Romanin f

(Ling) → Latein(isch) nt

Latin

[ˈlætɪn]

1. adj (language, temperament) → latino/a; (textbook, scholar, lessons) → di latino

2. n (language) → latino

Latin

(ˈlӕtin) noun, adjective

1. (of) the language spoken in ancient Rome. We studied Latin at school; a Latin lesson. Latyn اللغَة اللاتينيَّه латински език latim latina; latinský das Latein latin; latin- λατινικός, λατινικά latín ladina keel لاتینی latina latinלטינית लैटिन, पुरातन रोम की भाषा latinski latin (nyelv) Latin latína latino ラテン語 라틴어 lotynų kalba latīņu valoda bahasa Latin Latijn latinłacina لاتينى latim (de) limbă latină латынь latinčina; latinský latinščina latinski jezik latin ภาษาละติน Lâtince 拉丁語(的) латинський; романський قدیم روما کی اطالوی زبان tiếng La tinh 拉丁语，拉丁语的

2. (a person) who speaks a language derived from Latin. Romeins لاتيني латин latino Latin, Latinec, Román der/die Romane/Romanin latiner Λατίνοςlatino romaani لاتینی romaaninen Latin/-ine לטיני लातीनी भाषा Latinac latin nyelvű Latin maður af rómönsku þjóðerni latino ラテン系の人 라틴 민족에 속하는 사람 viena iš romanų kalbų kalbantis asmuo, romanas romāņu valodās runājošo tautu pārstāvis bangsa Latin Latijn latiner لاتينى خلك latino latin (человек), говорящий на одном из романских языков Román romanskega izvora Latin person som tillhör de latinska folken; latinsk ชาวละติน Lâtin (ırkından olan) 拉丁語系(的)，拉丁語系民族(的) людина, що розмовляє однією з романських мов لاطینی سے ماخوز زبانیں بولنے والی اقوام người nói tiếng La tinh 拉丁人，拉丁人的

Latin America

the countries of Central and South America, where the official language is usually a form of either Spanish or Portuguese. Latyns-Amerikaans أميركا اللاتينيَّه латинска америка América Latina Latinská Amerika Lateinamerika Latin-Amerika Λατινική ΑμερικήAmérica Latina, latinoamérica Ladina-Ameerika آمریکای لاتین Latinalainen Amerikka Amérique latine דְרוֹם-אֲמֶרִיקָה लातीन अमेरिका Latinska Amerika Latin-Amerika Amerika Latin Rómanska Ameríka America Latina ラテンアメリカ 라틴 아메리카 Lotynų Amerika Latīņamerika Amerika Latin Latijns-AmerikaLatin-AmerikaAmeryka Łacińska لاتينه امريكا América Latina America Latină Латинская Америка Latinská Amerika Latinska Amerika Latinoamerika Latinamerika ละตินอเมริกา Lâtin Amerika 拉丁美洲 Латинська Америка لاطینی امریکا các nước Mỹ la tinh 拉丁美洲

Latin American noun, adjective

Latyns-Amerikaner أمريكي لاتيني латиноамерикански latino-americano latinskoamerický lateinamerikanisch latinamerikansk Λατινοαμερικάνος, λατινοαμερικάνικος latinoamericano ladinaameeriklane, ladinaameerika اهل آمریکای لاتین latinalaisamerikkalainen latino-américain דְרוֹם-אֲמֶרִיקָאִי लातीन अमेरिकी latinoamerički latin-amerikai orang Amerika Latin rómansk-amerískur latino-americano ラテンアメリカ人 (の) 라틴 아메리카 사람 Lotynų Amerikos (gyventojas) latīņamerikānis, latīņamerikāņu- orang Amerika Latin Latijns-Amerikaan latinamerikansk Latynos, latynoamerykański د لاتينى امريكه اوسيونكى latino-americano latino-ame­­rican латиноамериканец latinskoamerický; príslušník Latinskej Ameriky latinskoameriški latinoamerički latinamerikansk ละตินอเมริกา Lâtin Amerikalı 拉丁美洲人，拉丁美洲的 латиноамериканець; латиноамериканський لاطینی امریکا کا باشندہ thuộc về Mỹ la tinh 拉丁美洲人，拉丁美洲的

Latin

→ لاتِينِّيٌّ latina latin Latein Λατίνος latín latinan kieli latin latinski latino ラテン語 라틴어 Latijn latin łacina latim латынь latin ภาษาละติน Latin tiếng Latin 拉丁文