Latin

Latin
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin Latinus, from Latium, ancient country of Italy Date: before 12th century 1. a. of, relating to, or composed in Latin b. romance 2. of or relating to Latium or the Latins 3. of or relating to the part of the Catholic Church that until recently used a Latin rite and forms the patriarchate of the pope 4. of or relating to the peoples or countries using Romance languages; specifically of or relating to the peoples or countries of Latin America II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. the Italic language of ancient Latium and of Rome and until modern times the dominant language of school, church, and state in western Europe — see Indo-European languages table 2. a member of the people of ancient Latium 3. a Catholic of the Latin rite 4. a member of one of the Latin peoples; specifically a native or inhabitant of Latin America 5. Latin alphabet

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  • latin — latin, ine [ latɛ̃, in ] adj. et n. • 1160; lat. latinus I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Antiq. Du Latium. 2 ♦ Des provinces ou des peuples soumis à la domination de Rome et auxquels elle a imposé sa langue et sa civilisation. ⇒ romain. Les peuples latins, et n.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • latin — latin, ine (la tin, ti n ) s. m. et f. 1°   Nom d un ancien peuple de l Italie, qui habitait le Latium, contrée située entre l Étrurie et la Campanie, et que Rome finit par conquérir et s associer.    Plus tard, Latin est devenu le nom de tous… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • latin — LATÍN, Ă, latini, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care făcea parte din populaţia de bază a vechiului ţinut Latium din Italia sau era originară de acolo. 2. adj. Care aparţine latinilor (1) sau Latiumului, privitor la latini sau la… …   Dicționar Român

  • latin — LATIN. adv. On ne met point icy ce mot comme un nom de peuple & de pays, mais seulement à cause des autres usages qu il a dans nostre Langue. On appelle, l Université, Le Pays Latin: Et ainsi on dit, Cela sent le Pays Latin, pour dire, Cela sent… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • latín — (Del lat. Latine, en latín). 1. m. Lengua del Lacio hablada por los antiguos romanos, de la cual derivan las actuales lenguas romances. 2. Voz o frase latina empleada en escrito o discurso español. U. m. en pl. U. m. en sent. peyor.) latín… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Latin — Lat in, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the ancient Romans. [1913 Webster] 3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] Ascham. [1913 Webster] 4. (Eccl.) A member… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • latín — sustantivo masculino 1. Área: linguística Lengua hablada en el Imperio Romano de la cual proceden las lenguas románicas: Del latín proceden las lenguas de España, excepto el vasco. latín clásico Latín en que escribían los grandes escritores como… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Latin — Lat in, a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium, Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was situated. Cf. {Ladin}, Lateen sail, under {Lateen}.] 1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Latin — [lat′ n] adj. [L Latinus < Latium, Latium (in which Rome was included), orig. ? “flat land” < IE * tletiom < base * (s)tel , to spread out > L latus, broad] 1. of ancient Latium or its people 2. of ancient Rome or its people 3. of or… …   English World dictionary

  • Latin — ► NOUN 1) the language of ancient Rome and its empire. 2) a person from a country whose language developed from Latin, e.g. a Latin American. ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the Latin language. 2) relating to countries using languages that developed… …   English terms dictionary

  • latín — latín, saber latín expr. astuto, listo. ❙ «La Amparito, que sabía mucho latín, dio las gracias...» Jose Vicente Torrente, Los sucesos de Santolaria. ❙ «El gachó ése sabe latín.» Pedro Casals, Disparando cocaína …   Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

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