adverb
latīnē1
latīnē (comparative latīnius, superlative latīnissimē)
Classical[ɫaˈtiː.neː]Ecclesiastical[laˈtiː.ne]
Meaning
- in Latin, in the Latin manner or language
Quidquid latine dictum sit altum videtur.
Whatever has been said in Latin seems deep. - in good Latin, properly, elegantly
- in plain Latin, plainly, openly, in an outspoken manner
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Latīnē adv.
Latinus, in Latin, in the Latin language : publice loqui, L.: scire, understand Latin : reddere, translate into Latin.—In good Latin, properly, elegantly : pure et Latine loqui.— In plain Latin, plainly, openly, outspokenly (cf. Romano more): plane et Latine loqui: poscere, Iu.
Origins
From latīnus (“pertaining to Latin”) + -ē.
Descendants
- Portugueselatim
- Spanishlatín