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
| Afrikaans | latyn | ||
| In Middelnederlands was 'Latyn' een term voor een rooms-katholiek priester. | |||
| Amharic | ላቲን | ||
| Hausa | latin | ||
| Igbo | latin | ||
| The Igbo word 'Latin' derives from the English and can also refer to the Latin American Spanish language or people of Latin American descent. | |||
| Malagasy | latina | ||
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | chilatini | ||
| “Chilatini” originates from the Swahili word “kilatini”, which ultimately comes from the Latin word “latinus”. | |||
| Shona | ratini | ||
| In Shona, Ratini also refers to a type of traditional hairstyle worn by women. | |||
| Somali | laatiin | ||
| In Somali, Laatiin can also mean 'script' or 'writing', referring to the Latin alphabet used for Somali since the 1970s. | |||
| Sesotho | selatine | ||
| The word "selatine" in Sesotho comes from the Latin word “Latin,” but it can also mean "Portuguese." | |||
| Swahili | kilatini | ||
| Kilatini in Swahili is derived from Arabic 'لاتيني' ('lātīnī'), and can also mean 'a Roman Catholic' or 'a person from the western world'. | |||
| Xhosa | isilatini | ||
| The word 'isiLatini' in Xhosa is also used to refer to any language of European origin. | |||
| Yoruba | latin | ||
| Latin, when referring to the language, is known as "Èdè Róòmù" (literally, "the language of Rome") | |||
| Zulu | isilatin | ||
| IsiLatin's alternate meaning in Zulu is 'the language of the Romans. | |||
| Bambara | latinkan na | ||
| Ewe | latingbe me nya | ||
| Kinyarwanda | ikilatini | ||
| Lingala | latin | ||
| Luganda | olulattini | ||
| Sepedi | selatine | ||
| Twi (Akan) | latin kasa | ||
Latin in North African & Middle Eastern Languages
| Arabic | لاتيني | ||
| الكلمة اللاتينية "لاتيني" تشير ليس فقط إلى اللغة، بل أيضًا إلى مجموعة متنوعة من الشعوب والثقافات التي شكلت الحضارة الرومانية. | |||
| Hebrew | לָטִינִית | ||
| The word "Latin" in Hebrew also means "Roman" or "Roman Catholic". | |||
| Pashto | لاتین | ||
| Arabic | لاتيني | ||
| 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
| Albanian | latinisht | ||
| Latinisht is derived from the Latin "Latin", but has also been used to refer to the language of the Illyrians in medieval sources. | |||
| Basque | latina | ||
| 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. | |||
| Catalan | llatí | ||
| Croatian | latinski | ||
| Riječ 'latinski' vuče korijene od latinske riječi 'Latinus' koja označava stanovnike Lacija u Italiji. | |||
| Danish | latin | ||
| Latin kan også betyde en person, der kommer fra Latinamerika eller taler spansk eller portugisisk. | |||
| Dutch | latijns | ||
| In Nederlands is "Latijns" zowel de naam voor de taal als voor de volkeren die het spraken. | |||
| English | latin | ||
| 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. | |||
| French | latin | ||
| En français, « latin » peut aussi désigner le latin parlé, l’argot des étudiants de médecine, et, plus rarement, les langues romanes. | |||
| Frisian | latyn | ||
| In Frisian, "Latyn" can also refer to someone who speaks or writes in the language, or to a Latin speaker or writer. | |||
| Galician | latín | ||
| German | latein | ||
| Die lateinische Bezeichnung Lateiner bedeutet auch ‘Student’, ‘Gymnasiast’, ‘Mönch’ oder ‘Anwalt’. | |||
| Icelandic | latína | ||
| Latína is also an Icelandic term for an unmarried woman of a certain age. | |||
| Irish | laidin | ||
| The word "Laidin" in Irish can also mean "a people of Scottish origin" or "a language of Scottish origin". | |||
| Italian | latino | ||
| In Italian, “latino” can also mean “Catholic” or “related to the Latin language or culture”. | |||
| Luxembourgish | laténgesch | ||
| The word "laténgesch" is derived from the French word "latin" and is also used to refer to the romance languages in general. | |||
| Maltese | latin | ||
| "Latin" also means a "person who reads/writes in Latin". | |||
| Norwegian | latin | ||
| "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 Gaelic | laidinn | ||
| The word "Laidinn" in Scots Gaelic is also used as loanword in Irish Gaelic where it may refer to Greek rather than Latin. | |||
| Spanish | latín | ||
| El término "latín" también se utiliza en español para referirse a algo elegante, refinado o culto, sin relación con el idioma. | |||
| Swedish | latinska | ||
| 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'). | |||
| Welsh | lladin | ||
| In Welsh, "Lladin" also means "language" or "speech" | |||
Latin in Eastern European Languages
| Belarusian | лацінскі | ||
| The word "Лацінскі" can also refer to the Latin alphabet or the Roman Catholic Church in Belarusian. | |||
| Bosnian | latinski | ||
| Latinski jezik, odnosno jezik Latinskog Carstva, službeni jezik u Dalmaciji, Hrvatskoj, Bosni i Hercegovini, Srbiji (Raškoj) i Bugarskoj tokom srednjeg vijeka. | |||
| Bulgarian | латински | ||
| The word "Латински" can also refer to anything Roman Catholic or Western European. | |||
| Czech | latinský | ||
| 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. | |||
| Estonian | ladina keel | ||
| "Ladina keel" is also an old name for Italian in Estonian. | |||
| Finnish | latina | ||
| "Latina" on suomen kielessä myös naispuolista espanjalaista henkilöä tarkoittava nimitys. | |||
| Hungarian | latin | ||
| Latin (latin) is also the term for the Hungarian version of the popular card game "Uno." | |||
| Latvian | latīņu | ||
| Latīņu var attiekties arī uz kādu no latīņu valodām, piemēram, spāņu, franču vai itāļu valodu. | |||
| Lithuanian | lotynų kalba | ||
| The word 'Lotynų kalba' derives from the Latin word 'Latina,' meaning 'of the Latin language'. | |||
| Macedonian | латински | ||
| The word "Latin" in Macedonian is of Latin origin, originally meaning "of Latium," an ancient region in central Italy. | |||
| Polish | łacina | ||
| Łacina to także potoczne określenie trudnej do zrozumienia wypowiedzi, niejasnego komunikatu lub tekstu | |||
| Romanian | latin | ||
| în română, „latină” înseamnă nu doar limba latină, ci și literele cursive folosite de elevi în școli. | |||
| Russian | латинский | ||
| Слово «латинский» может также обозначать «претенциозный» или «высокопарный». | |||
| Serbian | латински | ||
| The word "Латински" is also used to refer to the Latin alphabet used in Serbian. | |||
| Slovak | latinsky | ||
| V staročeštine bolo slovo latinský v súvislosti s katolíckou liturgiou synonymné so slovom rímsky | |||
| Slovenian | latinsko | ||
| Latinsko as 'Latin', the modern name of an old Italic tribe from Latium. | |||
| Ukrainian | латинська | ||
| Українське слово "Латинська" походить від пізньолатинського "Latina (lingua)", що означає "латинська мова". В англійській мові йому відповідає форма "Latin". | |||
Latin in South Asian Languages
| Bengali | লাতিন | ||
| উর্দুর লতীন শব্দটি এসেছে আরবি শব্দ السان (আলেসান, অর্থাৎ ভাষা) থেকে। | |||
| Gujarati | લેટિન | ||
| Hindi | लैटिन | ||
| हिंदी में, "लैटिन" शब्द का अर्थ "रोमन भाषा" या "रोमन लिपि" भी है। | |||
| Kannada | ಲ್ಯಾಟಿನ್ | ||
| Malayalam | ലാറ്റിൻ | ||
| Marathi | लॅटिन | ||
| Nepali | ल्याटिन | ||
| ल्याटिन एक इंडो-यूरोपीय भाषा परिवार है जिसमें लैटिन भाषा भी शामिल है, जो प्राचीन रोम की भाषा थी। | |||
| Punjabi | ਲਾਤੀਨੀ | ||
| 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 | ||
| Tamil | லத்தீன் | ||
| Telugu | లాటిన్ | ||
| Urdu | لاطینی | ||
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。 | |||
| Korean | 라틴어 | ||
| 라틴어는 '인도유럽어족'의 한 분파로 로마제국에서 사용되던 언어로서, '이탈리아 중부 지역'에서 유래한 이름입니다. | |||
| Mongolian | латин | ||
| Myanmar (Burmese) | လက်တင် | ||
Latin in South East Asian Languages
| Indonesian | latin | ||
| Dalam biologi, istilah 'Latin' dapat mengacu pada bahasa ilmiah yang digunakan untuk menamai spesies, atau pada bahasa ibu seseorang yang menggunakan bahasa tersebut. | |||
| Javanese | latin | ||
| Khmer | ឡាតាំង | ||
| The word ឡាតាំង is also used to refer to the Roman alphabet, as opposed to the Khmer script. | |||
| Lao | ລາຕິນ | ||
| Malay | bahasa latin | ||
| The word 'Bahasa Latin' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Bhasa'} | |||
| Thai | ละติน | ||
| ในภาษาอังกฤษคำว่า "ละติน" (Latin) ยังสามารถหมายถึง ภาษา หรือ บุคคลที่พูดภาษาละตินได้ | |||
| Vietnamese | latin | ||
| Ngôn ngữ Latin trong tiếng Việt còn có nghĩa là "lời nói của người La Mã". | |||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | latin | ||
Latin in Central Asian Languages
| Azerbaijani | latın | ||
| In Azerbaijani, | |||
| Kazakh | латын | ||
| Kyrgyz | латынча | ||
| In Kyrgyz, "Латынча" can also refer to the Cyrillic letters "Л" and "Ч" used to write the Kyrgyz alphabet. | |||
| Tajik | лотинӣ | ||
| The word “Лотинӣ” is also used to refer to the Romance languages. | |||
| Turkmen | latyn | ||
| Uzbek | lotin | ||
| Uyghur | لاتىنچە | ||
Latin in Pacific Languages
| Hawaiian | ōlelo 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. | |||
| Maori | latina | ||
| In Māori, the word 'Latina' is sometimes used to refer to the Spanish language or culture, rather than the Latin language or people. | |||
| Samoan | latina | ||
| 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
| Aymara | latin aru aruxa | ||
| Guarani | latino-pe | ||
Latin in International Languages
| Esperanto | latina | ||
| Latin | latine | ||
| Latine is the vocative singular form of the adjective Latinus, which means “Latin”. | |||
Latin in Others Languages
| Greek | λατινικά | ||
| Στην Ελληνική γλώσσα, η λέξη «λατινικά» σημαίνει επίσης «το λατινικό αλφάβητο». | |||
| Hmong | latin | ||
| The word "Latin" is borrowed from Chinese 拉丁 (Lādīng), which in turn is borrowed from English "Latin." | |||
| Kurdish | latînî | ||
| Turkish | latince | ||
| "Latince", "laten" kelimesinin halk arasındaki kullanımıyla ortaya çıkmış bir sözcüktür ve "gizli" yahut "anlaşılmaz" anlamlarına gelebilir. | |||
| Xhosa | isilatini | ||
| The word 'isiLatini' in Xhosa is also used to refer to any language of European origin. | |||
| Yiddish | לאַטייַן | ||
| In Yiddish, “Latin” can also refer to Catholic mass, a Catholic priest, or a Catholic church. | |||
| Zulu | isilatin | ||
| IsiLatin's alternate meaning in Zulu is 'the language of the Romans. | |||
| Assamese | লেটিন | ||
| Aymara | latin aru aruxa | ||
| Bhojpuri | लैटिन भाषा के बा | ||
| Dhivehi | ލެޓިން ބަހުންނެވެ | ||
| Dogri | लैटिन | ||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | latin | ||
| Guarani | latino-pe | ||
| Ilocano | latin nga | ||
| Krio | latin we dɛn kɔl latin | ||
| Kurdish (Sorani) | لاتینی | ||
| Maithili | लैटिन | ||
| Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯟ꯫ | ||
| Mizo | latin tawng a ni | ||
| Oromo | laatiin | ||
| Odia (Oriya) | ଲାଟିନ୍ | ||
| Quechua | latin simipi | ||
| Sanskrit | लैटिन | ||
| Tatar | латин | ||
| Tigrinya | ላቲን እዩ። | ||
| Tsonga | xilatini | ||