Latin
A person native to ancient Rome or its EmpireA person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
» Latin is a dead language.
Latein ist eine tote Sprache.
Латинский язык - мёртвый.
Латынь - мёртвый язык.
Латинська — мертва мова.
Meaning
5 senses(historical)A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
Römer
ри́млянинrímljanin, ри́млянкаrímljanka
any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
(historical)A member of an Italic tribe that included the early inhabitants of the city of Rome, and from about 1000 BCE inhabited the region known as Old Latium.
A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.
a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin
A person from Latin America.
A person adhering to Roman Catholic practice.
Examples
431 sentencesLatin is a dead language.
Латинська — мертва мова. — deniko
ruЛатинский язык - мёртвый. — OlgaElwen
deLatein ist eine tote Sprache. — Esperantostern
A lot of English words are derived from Latin.
Багато англійськіх слів походить з латинської мови. — deniko
ruМногие английские слова происходят из латыни. — marafon
deEine Menge englischer Wörter sind aus dem Lateinischen abgeleitet. — juwu
Few students can read Latin.
Мало студентів, які розуміють латинську. — Internecivus
ruМало кто из студентов может читать на латыни. — odexed
deNur wenige Studenten können Latein lesen. — Wolf
Do you know Latin?
Знаєш латину? — aandrusiak
ruТы знаешь латынь? — Selena777
deKannst du Latein? — PeterR
This word is derived from Latin.
ruЭто слово латинского происхождения. — ae5s
deDieses Wort kommt aus dem Lateinischen. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Latin, Latyn, from Old English Lǣden, from Vulgar Latin *ladinum (“LatFrom Middle English Latin, Latyn, from Old English Lǣden, from Vulgar Latin *ladinum (“Latin”) and Old French latin (“Latin”); all from Latin Latinus (“belonging to Latium”). Later influenced in form by the Latin word. Compare Dutch Latijn (“Latin”), German Latein (“Latin”), Swedish Latin (“Latin”).
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