Essential Latin Dictionary: A Teach Yourself Guide - Softcover

Wilson, Alistair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071747400 ISBN 13: 9780071747400

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2010

Synopsis

With more than 20,000 definitions, including everyday idioms and expressions, this dictionary helps you understand what Cato was really saying

Don’t be intimidated by Latin! Essential Latin Dictionary makes it easy to find the word you’re looking for, with equivalents in the Latin-English section of the dictionary presented in as simple a form as possible. The entries are based on the commonly used words by the authors of the Golden and Silver Ages of Latin literature, so you will be able, with a little help from this dictionary, to read those authors' works without difficulty.

Features:

• One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get learners started.
• Author insights for lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author’s many years of experience.
• Useful vocabulary, easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.
• Extra online articles at teachyourself.com to give a richer understanding of the culture and history of ancient Rome.

About this title

About the Author:

Alastair Wilson taught Classics at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School and was an assistant chief examiner (Classics) for the Southern Universities Joint Board.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071747400
• ISBN 13: 9780071747400
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 352