Latin in different languages

Latin in Different Languages

Discover 'Latin' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

Latin, a classical language originating from Latium, an region in central Italy, has had a profound impact on the world. As the language of the Roman Empire, it has shaped law, politics, science, and religion, leaving a rich cultural legacy that extends far beyond the borders of Italy. Even today, Latin phrases such as 'carpe diem' and 'caveat emptor' continue to be used in everyday language.

Given its historical significance, it's no surprise that many people are interested in learning more about Latin and its translations in different languages. For instance, in Spanish, Latin is translated as 'latín', while in French, it becomes 'latin'. In German, it's 'Latein', and in Russian, it's 'латынь' (latin').

But why stop there? In this article, we'll explore the translations of Latin in even more languages, shedding light on the global impact of this ancient language and its cultural importance. Whether you're a language enthusiast or a history buff, you're sure to find something interesting in our comprehensive list of Latin translations.

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Latin in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaanslatyn
In Middelnederlands was 'Latyn' een term voor een rooms-katholiek priester.
Amharicላቲን
Hausalatin
Igbolatin
The Igbo word 'Latin' derives from the English and can also refer to the Latin American Spanish language or people of Latin American descent.
Malagasylatina
Nyanja (Chichewa)chilatini
“Chilatini” originates from the Swahili word “kilatini”, which ultimately comes from the Latin word “latinus”.
Shonaratini
In Shona, Ratini also refers to a type of traditional hairstyle worn by women.
Somalilaatiin
In Somali, Laatiin can also mean 'script' or 'writing', referring to the Latin alphabet used for Somali since the 1970s.
Sesothoselatine
The word "selatine" in Sesotho comes from the Latin word “Latin,” but it can also mean "Portuguese."
Swahilikilatini
Kilatini in Swahili is derived from Arabic 'لاتيني' ('lātīnī'), and can also mean 'a Roman Catholic' or 'a person from the western world'.
Xhosaisilatini
The word 'isiLatini' in Xhosa is also used to refer to any language of European origin.
Yorubalatin
Latin, when referring to the language, is known as "Èdè Róòmù" (literally, "the language of Rome")
Zuluisilatin
IsiLatin's alternate meaning in Zulu is 'the language of the Romans.
Bambaralatinkan na
Ewelatingbe me nya
Kinyarwandaikilatini
Lingalalatin
Lugandaolulattini
Sepediselatine
Twi (Akan)latin kasa

Latin in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicلاتيني
الكلمة اللاتينية "لاتيني" تشير ليس فقط إلى اللغة، بل أيضًا إلى مجموعة متنوعة من الشعوب والثقافات التي شكلت الحضارة الرومانية.
Hebrewלָטִינִית
The word "Latin" in Hebrew also means "Roman" or "Roman Catholic".
Pashtoلاتین
Arabicلاتيني
الكلمة اللاتينية "لاتيني" تشير ليس فقط إلى اللغة، بل أيضًا إلى مجموعة متنوعة من الشعوب والثقافات التي شكلت الحضارة الرومانية.

Latin in Western European Languages

Albanianlatinisht
Latinisht is derived from the Latin "Latin", but has also been used to refer to the language of the Illyrians in medieval sources.
Basquelatina
In Basque, "Latina" also refers to the female residents of the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis, which included parts of modern-day Spain and Portugal.
Catalanllatí
Croatianlatinski
Riječ 'latinski' vuče korijene od latinske riječi 'Latinus' koja označava stanovnike Lacija u Italiji.
Danishlatin
Latin kan også betyde en person, der kommer fra Latinamerika eller taler spansk eller portugisisk.
Dutchlatijns
In Nederlands is "Latijns" zowel de naam voor de taal als voor de volkeren die het spraken.
Englishlatin
The word "Latin" can refer to the language spoken in ancient Rome, or to the members of the Italo-Celtic peoples who lived in the Italian peninsula during the Iron Age.
Frenchlatin
En français, « latin » peut aussi désigner le latin parlé, l’argot des étudiants de médecine, et, plus rarement, les langues romanes.
Frisianlatyn
In Frisian, "Latyn" can also refer to someone who speaks or writes in the language, or to a Latin speaker or writer.
Galicianlatín
Germanlatein
Die lateinische Bezeichnung Lateiner bedeutet auch ‘Student’, ‘Gymnasiast’, ‘Mönch’ oder ‘Anwalt’.
Icelandiclatína
Latína is also an Icelandic term for an unmarried woman of a certain age.
Irishlaidin
The word "Laidin" in Irish can also mean "a people of Scottish origin" or "a language of Scottish origin".
Italianlatino
In Italian, “latino” can also mean “Catholic” or “related to the Latin language or culture”.
Luxembourgishlaténgesch
The word "laténgesch" is derived from the French word "latin" and is also used to refer to the romance languages in general.
Malteselatin
"Latin" also means a "person who reads/writes in Latin".
Norwegianlatin
"Latin" (Latin) can also mean "the language of scholarship" or "a language of the ancient Romans" in Norwegian, besides "Latin" or "a language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)latina
Em português, "latina" também significa "mulher latina" ou "mulher de origem ou cultura latina"
Scots Gaeliclaidinn
The word "Laidinn" in Scots Gaelic is also used as loanword in Irish Gaelic where it may refer to Greek rather than Latin.
Spanishlatín
El término "latín" también se utiliza en español para referirse a algo elegante, refinado o culto, sin relación con el idioma.
Swedishlatinska
Latinska can also refer to a dance, a type of liquorice, or a Swedish word for 'trash' in the expression 'gå till latinska' ('throw away').
Welshlladin
In Welsh, "Lladin" also means "language" or "speech"

Latin in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianлацінскі
The word "Лацінскі" can also refer to the Latin alphabet or the Roman Catholic Church in Belarusian.
Bosnianlatinski
Latinski jezik, odnosno jezik Latinskog Carstva, službeni jezik u Dalmaciji, Hrvatskoj, Bosni i Hercegovini, Srbiji (Raškoj) i Bugarskoj tokom srednjeg vijeka.
Bulgarianлатински
The word "Латински" can also refer to anything Roman Catholic or Western European.
Czechlatinský
Slovo "latinský" v češtině má také přenesený význam ve spojení "latinská čtvrť", kterým se označuje oblast s mnoha restauracemi, kavárnami a obchody, typicky s živým nočním životem.
Estonianladina keel
"Ladina keel" is also an old name for Italian in Estonian.
Finnishlatina
"Latina" on suomen kielessä myös naispuolista espanjalaista henkilöä tarkoittava nimitys.
Hungarianlatin
Latin (latin) is also the term for the Hungarian version of the popular card game "Uno."
Latvianlatīņu
Latīņu var attiekties arī uz kādu no latīņu valodām, piemēram, spāņu, franču vai itāļu valodu.
Lithuanianlotynų kalba
The word 'Lotynų kalba' derives from the Latin word 'Latina,' meaning 'of the Latin language'.
Macedonianлатински
The word "Latin" in Macedonian is of Latin origin, originally meaning "of Latium," an ancient region in central Italy.
Polishłacina
Łacina to także potoczne określenie trudnej do zrozumienia wypowiedzi, niejasnego komunikatu lub tekstu
Romanianlatin
în română, „latină” înseamnă nu doar limba latină, ci și literele cursive folosite de elevi în școli.
Russianлатинский
Слово «латинский» может также обозначать «претенциозный» или «высокопарный».
Serbianлатински
The word "Латински" is also used to refer to the Latin alphabet used in Serbian.
Slovaklatinsky
V staročeštine bolo slovo latinský v súvislosti s katolíckou liturgiou synonymné so slovom rímsky
Slovenianlatinsko
Latinsko as 'Latin', the modern name of an old Italic tribe from Latium.
Ukrainianлатинська
Українське слово "Латинська" походить від пізньолатинського "Latina (lingua)", що означає "латинська мова". В англійській мові йому відповідає форма "Latin".

Latin in South Asian Languages

Bengaliলাতিন
উর্দুর লতীন শব্দটি এসেছে আরবি শব্দ السان (আলেসান, অর্থাৎ ভাষা) থেকে।
Gujaratiલેટિન
Hindiलैटिन
हिंदी में, "लैटिन" शब्द का अर्थ "रोमन भाषा" या "रोमन लिपि" भी है।
Kannadaಲ್ಯಾಟಿನ್
Malayalamലാറ്റിൻ
Marathiलॅटिन
Nepaliल्याटिन
ल्याटिन एक इंडो-यूरोपीय भाषा परिवार है जिसमें लैटिन भाषा भी शामिल है, जो प्राचीन रोम की भाषा थी।
Punjabiਲਾਤੀਨੀ
The word 'ਲਾਤੀਨੀ' ('Latin') is derived from the name of a tribe called 'Latins' who lived in central Italy around 1200 BC.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ලතින්
Tamilலத்தீன்
Teluguలాటిన్
Urduلاطینی

Latin in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)拉丁
“拉丁”一词在中文中还可指代拉丁舞、拉丁字母等与拉丁文化相关的概念。
Chinese (Traditional)拉丁
拉丁一詞源自拉丁語Latium,意指羅馬人居住的土地。
Japaneseラテン語
ラテン語はまた「学問の言葉」「教養」の意味も持つ。
Korean라틴어
라틴어는 '인도유럽어족'의 한 분파로 로마제국에서 사용되던 언어로서, '이탈리아 중부 지역'에서 유래한 이름입니다.
Mongolianлатин
Myanmar (Burmese)လက်တင်

Latin in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianlatin
Dalam biologi, istilah 'Latin' dapat mengacu pada bahasa ilmiah yang digunakan untuk menamai spesies, atau pada bahasa ibu seseorang yang menggunakan bahasa tersebut.
Javaneselatin
Khmerឡាតាំង
The word ឡាតាំង is also used to refer to the Roman alphabet, as opposed to the Khmer script.
Laoລາຕິນ
Malaybahasa latin
The word 'Bahasa Latin' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Bhasa'}
Thaiละติน
ในภาษาอังกฤษคำว่า "ละติน" (Latin) ยังสามารถหมายถึง ภาษา หรือ บุคคลที่พูดภาษาละตินได้
Vietnameselatin
Ngôn ngữ Latin trong tiếng Việt còn có nghĩa là "lời nói của người La Mã".
Filipino (Tagalog)latin

Latin in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanilatın
In Azerbaijani,
Kazakhлатын
Kyrgyzлатынча
In Kyrgyz, "Латынча" can also refer to the Cyrillic letters "Л" and "Ч" used to write the Kyrgyz alphabet.
Tajikлотинӣ
The word “Лотинӣ” is also used to refer to the Romance languages.
Turkmenlatyn
Uzbeklotin
Uyghurلاتىنچە

Latin in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianōlelo lākni
"Olelo Lakini (Latin)" is not an accurate translation of Latin and it instead refers to languages that are not Hawaiian that feature written characters.
Maorilatina
In Māori, the word 'Latina' is sometimes used to refer to the Spanish language or culture, rather than the Latin language or people.
Samoanlatina
Etymology: 'Latina' is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word '*talina', meaning 'to speak'.
Tagalog (Filipino)latin
It is also used to refer to a person or thing of Roman Catholic origin.

Latin in American Indigenous Languages

Aymaralatin aru aruxa
Guaranilatino-pe

Latin in International Languages

Esperantolatina
Latinlatine
Latine is the vocative singular form of the adjective Latinus, which means “Latin”.

Latin in Others Languages

Greekλατινικά
Στην Ελληνική γλώσσα, η λέξη «λατινικά» σημαίνει επίσης «το λατινικό αλφάβητο».
Hmonglatin
The word "Latin" is borrowed from Chinese 拉丁 (Lādīng), which in turn is borrowed from English "Latin."
Kurdishlatînî
Turkishlatince
"Latince", "laten" kelimesinin halk arasındaki kullanımıyla ortaya çıkmış bir sözcüktür ve "gizli" yahut "anlaşılmaz" anlamlarına gelebilir.
Xhosaisilatini
The word 'isiLatini' in Xhosa is also used to refer to any language of European origin.
Yiddishלאַטייַן
In Yiddish, “Latin” can also refer to Catholic mass, a Catholic priest, or a Catholic church.
Zuluisilatin
IsiLatin's alternate meaning in Zulu is 'the language of the Romans.
Assameseলেটিন
Aymaralatin aru aruxa
Bhojpuriलैटिन भाषा के बा
Dhivehiލެޓިން ބަހުންނެވެ
Dogriलैटिन
Filipino (Tagalog)latin
Guaranilatino-pe
Ilocanolatin nga
Kriolatin we dɛn kɔl latin
Kurdish (Sorani)لاتینی
Maithiliलैटिन
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯟ꯫
Mizolatin tawng a ni
Oromolaatiin
Odia (Oriya)ଲାଟିନ୍
Quechualatin simipi
Sanskritलैटिन
Tatarлатин
Tigrinyaላቲን እዩ።
Tsongaxilatini

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