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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#m1)

2) (adjective) Connected with countries whose languages come from Latin, such as Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, and Latin America. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#m2)

3) Latin American: from Mexico, Central or South America. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#x1)
- Many English words come from Latin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#x2)
- «Aqua» is the Latin word for water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#x3)
- Scientists use Latin names for plants and animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#x4)
- Mexico and Brazil are in Latin America. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#x5)
- We danced to Latin music at the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#x6)
- ‘A very difficult Latin word; it is “Mutabor.”’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/316-rodents-the-biggest-group-of-mammals-and-their-ever-growing-teeth/2/)
- [Some words from Latin have old plurals (cactus/cacti, fungus/fungi); the English plural is often accepted too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/6-spelling-plurals/25/)
- [Many come from Latin, Greek or French, and grown-ups misspell them too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/1/)
- [The Years 5–6 statutory list in England has about 100 words, many from Latin, Greek or French.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/19/)
- [Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and Romanian all grew out of Latin, the language of the Roman Empire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/25-languages-and-peoples-on-the-map/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «latin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.