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    Latin - Wikipedia

    Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Considered a dead language, Latin was originally spoken in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian … See more

    A number of phases of the language have been recognized, each distinguished by subtle differences in vocabulary, usage, spelling, and syntax. There are no hard and fast rules of classification; different scholars … See more

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    Latin was written in the Latin alphabet (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X), derived from the Etruscan alphabet, … See more

    As Latin is an Italic language, most of its vocabulary is likewise Italic, ultimately from the ancestral Proto-Indo-European language. However, because of close cultural interaction, … See more

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    Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Romansh and other Romance languages are direct descendants of Latin. There are also many Latin See more

    The ancient pronunciation of Latin has been reconstructed; among the data used for reconstruction are explicit statements about pronunciation by ancient authors, misspellings, puns, ancient etymologies, the spelling of Latin loanwords in other languages, and the … See more

    Latin is a synthetic, fusional language in the terminology of linguistic typology. Words involve an objective semantic element and markers … See more

    In ancient times, numbers in Latin were written only with letters. Today, the numbers can be written with the Arabic numbers as … See more

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  2. WEBMar 29, 2024 · Latin language, Indo-European language in the Italic group and ancestral to the modern Romance languages. During the Middle Ages and until comparatively recent times, Latin was the language most …

  3. Latinsk-Dansk Ordbog | ordnet.dk

    WEBEn digital udgave af en ordbog til læsning af klassisk latin, med oversættelser, bøjning og eksempler. Søg på latinske ord, se gamle danske ord og køb bogversionen af ordbogen.

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    Latin is probably the easiest of the older languages for speakers of English to learn, both because of their earlier relationship and because of the long use of Latin as the language of educational, ecclesiastical, legal and political affairs in western culture. Moreover, we use the Latin alphabet, so that the language is read without difficulty.
    Some terms used in medicine to name parts of the body (such as bones), and names of some diseases, are also written in Latin. There are three types of Latin: Classical Latin, Vulgar Latin and Ecclesiastical Latin. Classical Latin was used by the educated Romans and is still studied around the world.
    Latin remains the official language of the Holy See and the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church at the Vatican City. The church continues to adapt concepts from modern languages to Ecclesiastical Latin of the Latin language. Contemporary Latin is more often studied to be read rather than spoken or actively used.
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    English has strict rules of placement; Latin on the other hand can move elements around for stylistic purposes, so that instead of writing omnis Gallia, the order that Caesar used is quite acceptable, as is that of partes tres. In examining a Latin text, one should first identify the verb, whose forms are identifiable through their inflections.
  5. Learn Latin in just 5 minutes a day. For free. - Duolingo

  6. WEBLatinitium is a website that offers guides, materials, and resources for learning and practicing Latin. You can sign up for a free e-mail course, read articles and videos on Latin literature and culture, and access online …