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== {{sc|Introduction}} == |
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| + | Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. The Latin alphabet is derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets, and ultimately from the Phoenician alphabet. |
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| + | Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders, seven noun cases, four verb conjugations, four verb principal parts, six tenses, three persons, three moods, two voices, two aspects and two numbers.[1] |
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| + | Latin is a heavily inflected language with largely free word order.Latin word order is generally subject–object–verb. However, other word orders are common, especially in poetry. Different word orders can also be used to express subtle nuances, even in prose.[2] |
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| + | The Latin alphabet, emerged from the Old Italic alphabets, which in turn were derived from the Greek and Phoenician scripts. Historical Latin came from the prehistoric language of the Latium region, specifically around the River Tiber, where Roman civilization first developed. |
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| + | [http://latin-dictionary.net/ Translation into Latin] |
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| + | [http://www.hudsoncress.net/html/library/dictionaries/English-latin%20Dictionary.pdf Dictionary] - English To Latin |
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* {{sc|Monolingual Corpora}}: |
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== {{sc|References}} == |
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| + | [1] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin Intro on Latin] |
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| + | [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_grammar Latin Grammar] |
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Introduction
Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. The Latin alphabet is derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets, and ultimately from the Phoenician alphabet. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders, seven noun cases, four verb conjugations, four verb principal parts, six tenses, three persons, three moods, two voices, two aspects and two numbers.[1]
- Linguistic Grammars of the Latin
Latin is a heavily inflected language with largely free word order.Latin word order is generally subject–object–verb. However, other word orders are common, especially in poetry. Different word orders can also be used to express subtle nuances, even in prose.[2]
- History Of Latin:
The Latin alphabet, emerged from the Old Italic alphabets, which in turn were derived from the Greek and Phoenician scripts. Historical Latin came from the prehistoric language of the Latium region, specifically around the River Tiber, where Roman civilization first developed.
- Dictionary:
Translation into Latin Dictionary - English To Latin
- Monolingual Corpora:
References
[1] - Intro on Latin [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_grammar Latin Grammar]
