Meanings
latinization1
plural latinizations
- countablenonstandarduncountableAlternative letter-case form of Latinization.
[W]e are indebted for the term “merry-Andrew” to a native of the, at present, dullest little cluster of houses in England—this very identical Pevensey itself. It was there, that Andrew Borde, or, according to his own absurd latinization of his name, Andreas Perforatus, first saw the light.
1837, [Theodore Hook], chapter V, in Jack Brag. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 220
Latinization2
plural Latinizations · alternative Latinisation · alternative nonstandard latinization
- countableuncountableThe act or process of Latinizing, of making Latin; including translating into Latin.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Arabic لَاتِينِيَّة
- لَاتِينِيَّة (lātīniyya)act or process of Latinizing
Bulgarian латиниза́ция
- латиниза́ция (latinizácija)act or process of Latinizing
Catalan llatinització
- llatinitzacióact or process of Latinizing
Chinese Cantonese 拉丁化
- 拉丁化 (laai¹ ding¹ faa³)act or process of Latinizing
Chinese Mandarin 拉丁化
- 拉丁化 (lādīnghuà)act or process of Latinizing
Czech latinizace, polatinštění
- latinizaceact or process of Latinizing
- polatinštěníact or process of Latinizing
Danish latinisering
- latiniseringact or process of Latinizing
Dutch latinisering, latinisatie
- latiniseringact or process of Latinizing
- latinisatieact or process of Latinizing
- verlatijnsingact or process of Latinizing
Estonian latiniseerimine, latinisatsioon
- latiniseerimineact or process of Latinizing
- latinisatsioonact or process of Latinizing
Finnish latinalaistaminen
- latinalaistaminenact or process of Latinizing
French latinisation
- latinisationact or process of Latinizing
German Latinisierung
- Latinisierungact or process of Latinizing
Irish Laidiniú
- Laidiniúact or process of Latinizing
Italian latinizzazione
- latinizzazioneact or process of Latinizing
Japanese ラテン化
- ラテン化 (ratenka)act or process of Latinizing
Korean 라틴화
- 라틴화 (ratinhwa)act or process of Latinizing
Latvian latinizācija
- latinizācijaact or process of Latinizing
Lithuanian lotynizacija
- lotynizacijaact or process of Latinizing
Norwegian Bokmål latinisering
- latiniseringact or process of Latinizing
Persian لاتیننویسی
- لاتیننویسی (lâtin-nevisi)act or process of Latinizing
Polish latynizacja
- latynizacjaact or process of Latinizing
Portuguese latinização
- latinizaçãoact or process of Latinizing
Romanian latinizare
- latinizareact or process of Latinizing
Russian латиниза́ция
- латиниза́ция (latinizácija)act or process of Latinizing
Slovak latinizácia, polatinčenie
- latinizáciaact or process of Latinizing
- polatinčenieact or process of Latinizing
- polatinčovanieact or process of Latinizing
Spanish latinización
- latinizaciónact or process of Latinizing
Swedish latinisering
- latiniseringact or process of Latinizing
Turkish latinizasyon
- latinizasyonact or process of Latinizing
Ukrainian латиніза́ція
- латиніза́ція (latynizácija)act or process of Latinizing
Vietnamese Latinh hóa
- Latinh hóaact or process of Latinizing
Cite this entry
latinization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latinization
“latinization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latinization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latinization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latinization.
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