latin

1. 1.

   of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

   “Latin verb conjugations”
2. 2.

   relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages

   “Latin America”
3. 3.

   relating to languages derived from Latin

   “Romance languages”

   SynonymsRomance
4. 4.

   of or relating to the ancient region of Latium

   “Latin towns”

1. 1.

   any dialect of the language of ancient Rome

   BroaderItalic

   NarrowerOld Latinclassical LatinLow LatinLate LatinNeo-LatinRomance
2. 2.

   an inhabitant of ancient Latium

   Broaderinhabitant
3. 3.

   a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin

   Broaderperson

Other forms of latin

plural

latins·

comparative

latinner·

superlative

latinnest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about latin

What does latin mean?

latin means "of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in latin?

latin has 2 syllables: lat-in. The stress falls on "lat". In IPA it is /ˈlætən/.

What is another word for latin?

Close synonyms include Romance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is latin a common word?

latin is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.