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Latin
Learn classical Latin with modern and easy to use tools. All dictionary terms and grammar rules are based on credible (cited) sources.
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All sources used in Allo Latin are for nonprofit, noncommercial, and educational purposes. The works are owned by the rightsholders.
Books
Citation (English) & Description
Allen, Joseph H.. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Originally published in 1888, the 1903 version of Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar is a Latin grammar book produced by Joseph H. Allen, James B. Greenough, et al. The book contains a comprehensive explanation of the mechanics of the Latin language. It was intended for students studying Latin in their first few years, mainly as a reference manual. Since then, it has become a favorite choice by scholars and students alike, despite being dated. This work is a newly published version of A Latin grammar for schools and colleges, which was produced by Allen and Greenough in 1872.
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Copyright
This work is in the public domain because it is more than seventy-five years old.
Citation (English) & Description
Gildersleeve, Basil L.. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar. London, UK: MacMillan, 1903.
Originally published in 1895, the 1903 version of Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar was produced by Basil L. Gildersleeve and Gonzales Lodge. This book contains the foundational elements of Latin grammar, and is favored by students and scholars alike. Despite being dated, it is still considered an important component of Latin resources. The book contains examples, descriptions, and a thorough bibliography.
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Grammar Pronunciation
Copyright
This work is in the public domain because it is more than seventy-five years old.
Citation (English) & Description
Diederich, Paul B.. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1939.
The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings is a published Ph.D. dissertation by Paul B. Diederich, released in 1939. Diederich compiled it while studying at Columbia University. The work contains a comprehensive list of Latin words and their frequency in various categories of writing. A list of the three hundred most common Latin words is also included. Since its publication, Diederich's list has been improved upon, especially with the help of computational linguistic techniques.
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Frequency Statistics
Copyright
This work is in the public domain because it is more than seventy-five years old.
Citation (English) & Description
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
The sixth edition of A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics is a cornerstone work in the field of linguistics and English grammar. The work contains over 5,000 terms with definitions that are updated for modern audiences. The author, David Crystal, is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bangor, Wales. He is also a notable author of other works in the fields of linguistics and grammar. This work was originally published in the United Kingdom by Blackwell Publishing in 1980.
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Copyright
© David Crystal.
Citation (French) & Description
Delatte, Louis. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language is a 1981 book originally published in French as Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine. The book was published by the University of Liège's (Liège, Beligum) Laboratoire d'Analyse Statistique des Langues Anciennes, a department focused on doing statistical research on ancient languages. The authors of the publication are Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. The 1981 publication, called the "LASLA list," is a benchmark work that provides a list of the most commonly used words in the Latin language, among other information.
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Copyright
© Laboratoire d'Analyse Statistique des Langues Anciennes. The work was distributed by L.A.S.L.A. to the public in PDF form via web.philo.ulg.ac.be/lasla. It is believed to be in the public domain.
Citation (English) & Description
Wheelock, Frederick M.. Wheelock's Latin. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wheelock's Latin is a comprehensive Latin study textbook written for beginners. The original version was published in 1956 by Frederick M. Wheelock, an American professor who graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. Among scholars and students, Wheelock's Latin is considered to be an excellent resource for learning Latin vocabulary and grammar.
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Copyright
© Martha Wheelock, Deborah Wheelock Taylor, and Richard A. LaFleur. Wheelock’sTM is a trademark of Martha Wheelock and Deborah Wheelock Taylor. The Wheelock's Latin Series is distributed by HarperCollins publishers.
Citation (English) & Description
Glare, P. G. W.. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
The Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD) is one of the world's most comprehensive and reputable Latin to English dictionaries. The chief editor of the eight volume publication was Peter G. W. Glare. Eighteen other contributors are listed as supporting editors. The book is 2,126 pages long and contains almost 40,000 terms. It was intended to improve upon the shortcomings of earlier versions. Production of the eight volumes spanned from 1968 until 1982. Several revised editions were released: in 1996 and most recently in 2012.
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Copyright
© Oxford University Press. This work was released into the public domain by the rightsholder on archive.org.
Websites
Citation (English) & Description
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
The Sound of Text is a digital tool that creates MP3 audio files from text and allows you to download or play them in the browser—using the text to speech engine from Google Translate. The tool was created by Nick Pierson and is free to use. This tool is helpful for acquiring some pronunciations that are not available elsewhere.
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Copyright
The author freely released the codebase on GitHub, implying that it is open source. Additionally, the website does not seem to list copyright details.
Citation (English) & Description
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Wiktionary is a free multilingual dictionary sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation. As indicated on their website, its goal is "to describe all words of all languages." The parent company, the Wikimedia Foundation, is a nonprofit charitable organization who also owns the Wikipedia website. The goal of the "Wiki" project catalog is to disseminate knowledge around the world without cost to users. The Allo dictionary utilizes Wiktionary's pronounications, among other available resources.
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Copyright
© Wikimedia Foundation and its authors. All contents are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Citation (English) & Description
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Dickinson College Commentaries (DCC) is a website that contains peer-reviewed and edited commentaries on Latin and ancient Greek texts. It is hosted at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The resources are created and maintained by scholars from all over the world. The Latin Vocabulary List contains almost 1,000 Latin terms based on word frequency and other relevant sources. The Senior Editor of the website is Christopher Francese, Project Director and Professor of Classical Studies, Dickinson College.
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Copyright
© DCC and its authors. The Latin Vocabulary List was released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Citation (English) & Description
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Cactus2000 is a website that provides language-learning tools for Latin and other languages. It was created c. 2000 by Bernd Krüger, an individual from Germany. The website provides a comprehensive list of words that include declension and conjugation tables.
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Copyright
© Bernd Krüger
