Lexicity/LATINA Latin
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LATINA Latin
Dictionaries
Resource | Description |
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Whitaker's Words | Easy to download, easy to use. This program can save you an immense amount of time if you download and install it on your computer. |
Perseus Project | You can access the Lewis and Short dictionary from here, which is a very good Latin lexicon. |
LatinLexicon | This online lexicon is well-organized and easy to use. It looks like it's being maintained regularly, too. |
Google Translate | Yes, Google Translate works for Latin, though be careful with what you get here. |
Declension Dictionary | In Italian. Enter words in the top bar and click "Trova" to search. Nouns should be in nominative singular, verbs in first person present ("amo," "dico," etc.), and adjectives in masculine singular nominative. If you don't know the correct form, enter a word and check "Cerca nelle forme flesse," which will search inflected forms. |
Lewis and Short (from Perseus) | A quick link to the lexicon. It's easiest to use the boxes at the top of the screen to navigate. |
Copious and Critical Latin Dictionary | It's both copious and critical. |
Latin Dictionary for Schools | Those school kids must have been experts in the classics. |
Latin-English Dictionary | For junior students. Not sure how to tell if you are one though. |
Copious and Critical Dictionary #2 | Also both copious and critical. |
English-Latin Dictionary | For the use of schools and colleges. |
Copious Latin Lexicon | The only downside is that it's not critical. |
Latin Phrase-Book | Translated from the German. |
Dictionary of Latin Phrases | A methodological digest. |
Latin-Italian Dictionary | Io sono di Roma. |
Latin Etymological Dictionary | Very old. |
Handbook of Latin Synonyms | Based on a German work. |
Dictionary of Latin Synonyms | For schools and private students. |
Dictionary of Latin Quotations | For parties! |
Another Dictionary of Latin Quotations | Classical and medieval quotes. |
Latin Word List | Easy to navigate. |
Latin/English and English/Latin | Verbs must be input in the first-person singular. |
Medieval Latin in Saxon | Words for specific works. |
Latin > English | Fairly old; the site itself says that better lexical tools are now available. |
English > Latin | Easy to navigate and a good basic resource. |
Latin Quotes and Phrases | To impress and annoy. Mostly the latter. |
Computer Phrases in Latin | You know, just in case. |
Glossary of Latin Terms, Names, and Phrases | Many commonly-used phrases. |
Glossa Online Dictionary | A fast, useful Latin dictionary, based off of Lewis and Short. The best part: there's a downloadable (alpha) version! |
Grammars
Resource | Description |
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Allen and Greenough Large | A classic text. This file is about 11.0 MB in size. |
Latin Grammar Online | Lessons, but with lots of grammar points as well. |
Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar | O Goodman Gildersleeve! Also, it's pretty old. |
Bennett's Latin Grammar | A counterpart to Allen and Greenough. |
Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges | Again, school and college kids must have known this stuff backwards and forwards. There were about 1,000 grammars and dictionaries written just for them. |
The Public School Latin Grammar | The rich kids already had a ton of grammars anyway. |
Practical Grammar of Latin | Thank goodness for practicality! |
Outline of Latin Phonetics | Latin Fonetics Are Great. |
Morphology of the Latin Language | In German, for volumes; volume one is the main link. |
Handbook of Latin Phonetics and Morphology | In German. |
On the Latin Language | Originally written in Italian, it seems. |
Cambridge Latin Course | Language information integrated with lots of history and Roman culture. The texts section contains interactive quizzes. |
Learn Latin Online | Good introduction with lots of grammar points. |
Answer Key for D'Ooge | Produced by the good folks at textkit.com |
Declension and Conjugation | In Italian; see instructions above. |
Verb Conjugator | Enter the first-person singular, no capital letters. |
Another Latin Verb Conjugator | An older site, but still functioning. |
Latin Quizzes | Quiz yourself on nouns and verbs! Other resources available as well. |
Essentials of Latin for Beginners | You can pick up the non-essentials later. |
Latin Prose Composition | By North and Hillard. Really helps your grammar. |
Latin Prose Composition Key | For use with the above book. |
Charts & Aids
Resource | Description |
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Latin Grammar Summary | Produced by Maurer. Uses "u" instead of "v," which can be confusing at first. |
Comprehensive Verb Synopsis | Great as a quick reference for Latin verbs. |
Latin Noun Declensions | A convenient one-sheet reference of noun declensions. |
Texts
Resource | Description |
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Vulgate Online | Easy to navigate between pages, and it includes an English translation alongside. |
Another Vulgate Online | Easy to read and access. |
Multilingual Bible Program | Contains the Church Slavonic, Greek, Latin, French, and German texts of the Bible, plus others. A wonderful program. You must enter a password to install it. To get the password, visit http://yegor.info/bible and email the proprietor. He will respond quickly with the password. Don't wait, get it now! |
The Unbound Bible | Bible texts online in many languages with parallel viewing. |
Judeopedia | A French site with a very convenient side-by-side Bible with Hebrew, French, English, Latin, and Greek. Can also produce PDF files. An excellent site. |
Biblos Scripture Text | Choose a passage to view in a number of languages. Contains an embedded lexicon. |
Blue Letter Bible | Another multilanguage biblical comparison tool. |
Perseus Project | For information on how to use the Perseus Project website, see the how-to page. |
Latin Library | Easy to navigate, especially if you already know what you are looking for. |
Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum | An extensive collection of texts and information. |
Duke Latin Manuscripts Online | Images and descriptions. |
PHI Latin Collection | A beautiful online collection of many, many authors. |
Bibliotheca Augustana | Another great collection of online texts, organized by century. |
Intratext | Ancient and medieval authors online. |
The Silver Muse | A site dedicated to Roman poetry. |
Itinera Electronica | Many authors with many texts; a concordance, and the ability to generate vocab lists by text (!). Utterly spectacular. |
Roman Law Library | Texts and translations in several languages. |
Latin Texts Online - Alpheios | A few texts online but it is difficult to use and not finished, it seems. |
Tertullian Online | So good he has his own website. |
Aesop's Fables in Latin | With illustrations. |
Introduction to Greek and Latin Epigraphy | For absolute beginners. |
Introduction to Classical Latin Literature | More of a reference work. |
Latin Literature | An older book. |
Latin Literature of the Empire | This link is for prose. |
Cicero Select Orations | Very interesting to read. |
Extracts from Cicero | Cicero wrote about many different subjects and his works are always entertaining. |
Other Resources
Resource | Description |
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities | A classical encyclopedia from a long time ago. |
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Perseus) | Hosted on the Perseus website, easier to use. |
Encyclopedia Mythica | For different kinds of mythology. |
Dictionary of Classical Antiquities | On the Perseus website. |
Beeton's Classical Dictionary | A cyclopaedia of Greek and Roman items. |
Mediterranean Online | In French, but an excellent resource for many items. |
Checklist of Old Text Editions | Papyri, ostraca, and tablets. |
Roman History | By the BBC. Information, images, and lots of other good stuff. |
Aspects of Roman Culture | Many different items about the history and culture of Rome. |
Private Life of the Romans | Viewable online, with links. |
Roman Culture | Scroll down and click on the link by the American flag to get the English site. |
Roman Coins and Culture | By very enthusiastic followers of Rome. |
More Roman Culture | Information about armies, clothing, jewelry, etc. |
Roman Timelines | Lots of garbage gets in the way but it has a lot of good stuff too. |
Roman Emperors | And their families. |
Maps of the Roman Empire | A collection of links to good sources. |
Vatican Museum | Take a tour through the collections. |
Photographs of Ancient Rome | In color and black and white. |
Images of Rome | In French, but easy to figure out. |
A History of Latin Literature | An older book. |
The Roman Empire | Don't miss the reenactment events! |
Rom-Casts | Updated podcasts discussing Roman history. |
Sermo Latinus | A site dedicated to learning Latin, written in Portuguese. Includes some exercises and other resources. |
Nova Roma | An organization dedicated to the restoration of classical Roman religion, culture, and virtues. |
The Roman Empire in the first century. | A site by PBS. |
Classics Poetry Readings | Just the best. |
Latin Radio | Current events and news in Latin. |