latin

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for latin

latin 🔊 /læˈtʌn/

latin : ලතින් භාෂාව

latin definition

Adjective.

  1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom.

Noun.

  1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.
  2. The language of the ancient Romans.
  3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin.
  4. A member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Transitive verb. To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.