New Latin

English

Proper noun

New Latin

1. The reformed Latin language as written or spoken as a lingua franca from 14th century Renaissance Latin to Contemporary Latin beginning in the late 19th century.

Usage notes

New Latin is typically found in dictionaries or scientific discussions of nomenclature. When discussing the use of Latin language and literature in the early modern world, Neo-Latin is the preferred term.

Synonyms

• Neo-Latin, Neo Latin

Translations

Latin after the Middle Ages

• Arabic: لَاتِينِيَّة جَدِيدَة f (lātīniyya jadīda)
• Catalan: neollatí m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新拉丁語／新拉丁语 (xīn lādīngyǔ)

• Dutch: Neolatijn (nl) n
• Finnish: uuslatina (fi)
• French: néolatin (fr) m, néo-latin (fr) m
• German: Neulatein (de) n, Neulateinisch (de) n
• Hungarian: újlatin (hu)
• Icelandic: nýlatína f
• Macedonian: новолатински m (novolatinski)
• Portuguese: neolatim (pt) m, latim moderno m, novo latim m
• Russian: новолаты́нь f (novolatýnʹ)
• Swedish: nylatin n
• Turkish: Yeni Latince

See also

• Category:New Latin
• Wiktionary's coverage of Latin terms
• (varieties of Latin) Latin; Biblical Latin, Classical Latin, Church Latin / Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin, Low Latin, Medieval Latin / Middle Latin, New Latin / Neo-Latin, Old Latin, Recent Latin / Contemporary Latin, Renaissance Latin, Vulgar Latin