A Latin Dictionary

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A Latin Dictionary (Engl. F. A Latin Dictionary ) is a common English-language lexicon of the Latin language . It is published by Oxford University Press , was published in 1879 and is one of the most widely used Latin dictionaries in the English-speaking world. After its editors Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short it is also known as Lewis and Short (English f. Lewis and Short ).

history

The origin of the Latin Dictionary is indicated by its full title A Latin Dictionary: Founded on Andrews ' Edition of Freund's Latin Dictionary: Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten by Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. ("A Latin Dictionary: Based on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin Dictionary: Improved, Amended, and Mostly Rewritten by Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D."). It is based on a translation of Wilhelm Freund's Dictionary of the Latin Language from German by EA Andrews in 1850 . This Latin dictionary was edited by Wilhelm Freund himself after Andrews' death, then by Henry Drisler , until it was given its present form under the editors Charles Short and Charlton T. Lewis . The fact that only Lewis' name appears in the full title is due to the fact that Short only edited the entries for the letter A (216 pages), while Lewis edited the remaining letters (B to Z, 1803 pages).

In 1890 Lewis published an abbreviated version of the dictionary entitled An Elementary Latin Dictionary , which was intended for school and university students.

The full digital text of the dictionary is available at the Perseus Project .

meaning

Until the appearance of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD), the Latin Dictionary by Lewis and Short was the only large English-language Latin dictionary. From 1933 to 1982, the OLD was also created in Oxford , based on the model of the Oxford English Dictionary, a contemporary lexicon based on modern text editions. However, since the OLD does not contain late Latin and Christian authors, the Latin Dictionary by Lewis and Short is still widespread, and is particularly preferred by Medievalists and Renaissance researchers.

Web links

Wikisource: A Latin Dictionary  - Sources and full texts (English)