latin

«latin» in Mova's school dictionary: no longer anyone's first language but is still studied… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (Latin); adjective (Latin)

meaning for a pupil

1) The language of the ancient Romans; it is no longer anyone's first language but is still studied and used in science and law. tree →

2) (adjective) Connected with countries whose languages come from Latin, such as Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, and Latin America. tree →

3) Latin American: from Mexico, Central or South America. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history, Latin was spoken in the Roman Empire. In English and science, many words come from Latin (aqua = water, «animal», «video»), and scientists give animals and plants Latin names. Phrases: «Latin names», «Latin America», «Latin music».

examples

• The Romans spoke Latin. tree →
• Many English words come from Latin. tree →
• «Aqua» is the Latin word for water. tree →
• Scientists use Latin names for plants and animals. tree →
• Mexico and Brazil are in Latin America. tree →
• We danced to Latin music at the party. tree →
• ‘A very difficult Latin word; it is “Mutabor.”’ tree →

note

A proper name: always write it with a capital L — «Latin». Latin is called a «dead» language because no one speaks it as a first language, but it is still read and studied.

In the corpora

• The word rodent comes from the Latin rodere, to gnaw.
• Some words from Latin have old plurals (cactus/cacti, fungus/fungi); the English plural is often accepted too.
• Many come from Latin, Greek or French, and grown-ups misspell them too.
• The Years 5–6 statutory list in England has about 100 words, many from Latin, Greek or French.
• Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and Romanian all grew out of Latin, the language of the Roman Empire.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «latin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.