adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Latīnus1
Latīnus (feminine Latīna, neuter Latīnum, adverb Latīnē)
Classical[ɫaˈtiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[laˈtiː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveLatin; of or pertaining to Latium, the Latin language, people, or culture
nōmen Latīnum
the Latin right/citizenship (iūs Latiī)poēta Latīnus
a Latin-writing (male) poet
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Latīnus | Latīna | Latīnum |
| genitive | Latīnī | Latīnae | Latīnī |
| dative | Latīnō | Latīnae | Latīnō |
| accusative | Latīnum | Latīnam | Latīnum |
| ablative | Latīnō | Latīnā | Latīnō |
| vocative | Latīne | Latīna | Latīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Latīnī | Latīnae | Latīna |
| genitive | Latīnōrum | Latīnārum | Latīnōrum |
| dative | Latīnīs | Latīnīs | Latīnīs |
| accusative | Latīnōs | Latīnās | Latīna |
| ablative | Latīnīs | Latīnīs | Latīnīs |
| vocative | Latīnī | Latīnae | Latīna |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- latine scire
- to know Latin.
- litterae latinae
- Roman literature.
- latine commentari
- to write treatises in Latin.
- latine loqui (Brut. 45. 166)
- (1) to speak Latin, (2) to speak good Latin (also bene latine), (3) to express oneself clearly.
- bene latine doctus or sciens
- a good Latin scholar.
- latinis litteris or latine doctus
- acquainted with the Latin language.
- latinam linguam scire or didicisse
- to know Latin.
- latine scribere (Opt. Gen. Or. 2. 4)
- to write good Latin.
9 more phrases
- inducere novum verbum in latinam linguam
- to introduce a new word into the Latin language.
- ex Platonis Phaedone haec in latinum conversa sunt
- what follows has been translated into Latin from Plato's Phaedo.
- incorrupta latini sermonis integritas (Brut. 35. 132)
- pure, correct Latin.
- philosophiam latinis litteris illustrare (Acad. 1. 1. 3)
- to write expositions of philosophy in Latin.
- lingua graeca latinā locupletior (copiosior, uberior) est
- the Greek language is a richer one than the Latin.
- aliquid a consuetudine sermonis latini abhorret, alienum est
- the expression is not in accordance with Latin usage.
- aliquid (graeca) latine reddere or sermone latino interpretari
- to render something into Latin.
- aliquid e graeco in latinum (sermonem) convertere, vertere, transferre
- to translate from Greek into Latin.
- sermo latinus (opp. sermo parum latinus) (cf. sect. VII. 2., note For the use of adverbs...)
- good Latin.
Lătīnus, a, um, v. Latium, II. B.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Latīnus adj.
of Latium, Latin: genus, the Romans, V.: lingua (opp. Graeca): (fabulae), in Latin, T.: litterae, S.: nomen, Latin citizenship, C., S.: res, O.—As subst n.: in Latinum illa convertere, the Latin language.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Latīnus From Lat(ium) + -īnus.
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseladinho
- Spanishladino
- Portugueseladinofrom Spanish ladino
- SpanishLadino
- Asturianlladín
- Asturianllaín
Ancient borrowings
- GermanLateinfrom Middle High German latîn
- Albanianlëtí
- Old EnglishLǣden
- IrishLaidinfrom Old Irish Laiten
- ManxLadjynfrom Old Irish Laiten
- Scottish GaelicLaideannfrom Old Irish Laiten
North Italian
- Piedmonteseladin
- Piedmonteselein
- Ladinladin
- Lombardladin
- Lombardledin
- Lombardlidin
- Lombardladí
- Romanshladin
Gallo-Romance
- Franco-Provençalleino
- Franco-Provençallaina
Occitano-Romance
- Old Catalanlladí
In English words that came into English from Latīnus
- LatinLatīnus
- LatinityLatīnitās
- latinidadLatīnitās