LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Latīnum

Latīnum n sg (genitive Latīnī)
Classical[ɫaˈtiː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[laˈtiː.num]

Meaning

  1. Latin (language of the ancient Romans)
    […]licet enim, ut sæpe facimus, in Latīnum illa convertere:[…] it is therefore proper, as we often do, to translate those things into Latin:106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes 3.29
    Hās rēs commodissimē Xenophōn Socrāticus persecūtus est in eō librō, quī 'Œconomicus' īnscrībitur, quem nōs, istā ferē̆ ætāte cum essēmus, quā es tū nunc, ē Græcō in Latīnum convertimus.Xenophon agreeably discussed this topic in his book entitled Oeconomicus, which I translated when I was almost your age, from Greek into Latin.44 BCE, Cicero, De officiis 2.87

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLatīnum—
genitiveLatīnī—
dativeLatīnō—
accusativeLatīnum—
ablativeLatīnō—
vocativeLatīnum—

Quick answers

What does Latīnum mean in Latin?
Latīnum, a proper noun, means “Latin (language of the ancient Romans)”.
What is the genitive of Latīnum?
The genitive singular is Latīnī. Latīnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Latīnum?
In classical Latin, [ɫaˈtiː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈtiː.num].