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Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laːˈtiːn/, /laˈtiːn/, /ˈlaːtin/, /ˈlatin/
Etymology 1
From a confluence of Old English Latin and Old French latin, latyn, both from Latin Latīnus.
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Proper noun
Latyn (plural Latyns)
- The Latin language or speech/text in it.
- 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
- And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn,
Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn.
- And when he had drunk all the wine
He would not speak a word other than Latin
- Speech in general; what one says.
- A Roman; one who (natively) speaks Latin.
- (rare) A member of the Western church.
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Etymology 2
From a confluence of Old English latin and Old French latin, both from Latin latīnus.
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Adjective
Latyn
- Relating to the Latin language:
- Latin-speaking; using Latin.
- (rare) Written in or composed in Latin.
- Relating to the Romans.
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