The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary

by James Morwood

In fields from law to history, from classics to botany, Latin continues to play a role in modern studies--indeed, it lies at the heart of Western culture. The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides a convenient guide to this essential language, specially designed to assist today's reader. The foremost lexicon of its size, The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary features more than 60,000 entries, with over 120,000 translations, full grammatical information on each word, and complete guidance to meaning, style, and context in cases of ambiguity. The dictionary also includes liturgical and botanical Latin terms, classical Latin pronunciation guidance, appendices on historical personalities and mythological characters, listings of geograhical names with English explanations of their locations and significance. For any student, scholar, or professional tired of lugging a weighty tome whenever a Latin reference is required, The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides the answer: an authoritative, succinct lexicon of this seminal ancient language.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Language, Dictionaries, Classics

368 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1994

About the author

James Henry Weldon Morwood was an English classicist and author. He taught at Harrow School, where he was Head of Classics, and at Oxford University, where he was a Fellow of Wadham College, and also Dean. He wrote almost thirty books, ranging from biography to translations and academic studies of Classical literature.
His best-known work is The Oxford Latin Course (1987–92, with Maurice Balme, new ed, 2012), whose popularity in the USA led to the publication of a specifically American edition in 1996. Morwood is credited with helping to ensure the survival - even flourishing - of Classical education into the twenty-first century, both in the UK and the USA.

Reviews

[svea mellor · Rating 3 out of 5]

this should count as a book i read this year since its been my holy grail with helping me survive latin 3 🙏🙏 but sometimes it is very very very very confusing and hard and doesn’t make sense. but nonetheless helpful

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great print- magnifying the suggestion.

[Library Kat]

Work in progress

[Sapphire]

well how do you rate a latin dictionary or any dictionary i guess i can say its very helpful and informative that is if you are studying latin..