adjective · common

Latin

латинський

латинский, римский, латиноамериканский, романский

lateinisch, römisch, romanisch, latinisch

Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of LatiumOf or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

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/ˈlæt.ɪn/

» Latin is a dead language.

Latein ist eine tote Sprache.

Латинский язык - мёртвый.

Латынь - мёртвый язык.

Латинська — мертва мова.

Meaning

7 senses

(not comparable)Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
latinisch
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
(not comparable)Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
lateinisch, lateinisch
лати́нскийlatínskij, лати́нскийlatínskij
лати́нськийlatýnsʹkyj
of or relating to the ancient region of Latium
(not comparable)Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
(not comparable)Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
(not comparable)Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
romanisch
рома́нскийrománskij, лати́нскийlatínskij
relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages
(not comparable)Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
lateinamerikanisch
лати́нскийlatínskij, латиноамерика́нскийlatinoamerikánskij
(not comparable)Roman Catholic; of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

Examples

431 sentences

Latin is a dead language.
Латинська — мертва мова.
ruЛатинский язык - мёртвый.
deLatein ist eine tote Sprache.
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A lot of English words are derived from Latin.
Багато англійськіх слів походить з латинської мови.
ruМногие английские слова происходят из латыни.
deEine Menge englischer Wörter sind aus dem Lateinischen abgeleitet.
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Few students can read Latin.
Мало студентів, які розуміють латинську.
ruМало кто из студентов может читать на латыни.
deNur wenige Studenten können Latein lesen.
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Do you know Latin?
Знаєш латину?
ruТы знаешь латынь?
deKannst du Latein?
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This word is derived from Latin.
ruЭто слово латинского происхождения.
deDieses Wort kommt aus dem Lateinischen.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of the language:

Русский

By meaning 3

of ancient Rome:

of descendants from ancient Romans:

of/from Latin America:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

of ancient Rome:

of Latium:

of the language:

of descendants from ancient Romans:

of/from Latin America:

Origin

From Middle English Latyn, Latyne, Latin, from Old French latin, latyn, from Latin latīnus

From Middle English Latyn, Latyne, Latin, from Old French latin, latyn, from Latin latīnus, from Latium (“the region around Rome”) + -īnus (adjective suffix). Displaced or merged with Old English Lǣden. Doublet of Ladin and Ladino.

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Synonyms

7 synonyms

RomanceA2 Roman Latian Latin American Latino Catholic Roman Catholic

Close in meaning

relating to languages derived from Latin:Romance