Cassell's Standard Latin Dictionary

Kudos to the seller! They called this "very good" condition. I call it "brand freakin' new". Couldn't be happier with the condition that this book arrived in! Now I'm indulging my inner word-nerd who took two years of Latin in High School. This dictionary has all of the background information that my "pocket" paperback Latin dictionary never had room for. I'm loving it!

I have several Latin dictionaries, among which I usually consult Traupman's dictionary.This time I tried this Cassell's dictionary, following an advice by Latinitium.com.I still like Traupman's, but Cassell's pleases me too.This dictionary is well organized and structured.I can "understand" how each word has come to have such and such meanings by reading its definition.Trauptman's is very useful because it shows several meanings of a word almost like a list,but this way of consulting does not always leave deep impressions on your memory.Cassell's has a hard cover, while the other one is of paper-back.I appreciate hard covers because I often uses dictionaries. I hope that they will last long.But I do not like thumb index of Cassell's so much.They demand some space of each page even if it is not so much.I would like that Cassell's would have little bigger fonts, while I prefer Trauptman's clear and "eye-friendly" fonts. The latter has larger space for each page without any thumb indexes.

650 pages of Latin to English. 331 paged of English to Latin. Good binding, good paper, good printing. Can't seen to find anything wrong with this excellent dictionary.

This dictionary is really cheap, and even has proper nouns! It's the first dictionary I've ever owned, but some useful features I've found are: it gives the basic meaning of the word, then lists literal and figurative/transferred meanings; it quotes Latin to help give the meaning of words; it has tabs on the side indicating where letters are located in the book, making it faster to find words; for compound words, it lists the component words e.g. comes -itis c. (cum/eo) and also, if the word came from Greek, the Greek word it came from; it also indicates short and long vowels.The only downside is that it's not for beginners. It assumes you have complete knowledge of grammar, as there are no grammar tables, and also assumes you have some understanding of the vocab, e.g. it doesn't list irregular verb parts.

This is a far better value than the Oxford Latin Desk Dictionary for about the same price. (See my review of that book.) It doesn't come up to the standard of the great Lewis & Short work, but for less than 1/10 the cost, it's a good deal.Note the differences in the entry for the latin coepi:Oxford Desk: coepi, issi coeptum v ir begin (with a parenthetical note to differentiated usage re incipio in classical Latin.)Casssell's: coepio, coepere coepi coeptum (the present tenses ante-class., being replaced by those from incipio; the perfect-stem tenses, supine, etc., are class.; derived from the obs. verb apio, to begin, commence.(I) act., coepi = I have begun or I began; fut. part. coepturus; absol,: dies coepit, Sall.; with acc.: orationem, Tac., coepturos bellum ..... etc., with numerous further examples from classical Latin writers and a following section (2) covering passive usage in the same manner.The general type face is a little bit smaller than the Oxford Desk, but it doesn't matter because the paper quality is so much better that the type is clear and readable. (Some sections of the oxford are much smaller type face still, almost to the point of illegibility.)Specialists with deep pockets will want to go whole hog for the more than $200 Lewis & Short, but for under $20 the Cassell's will be all a normal student needs -- within the classical period. Medieval/church Latin is a different proposition.

Just what my grandson wanted.

Another great foreign language dictionary . Although you may never hear people speaking Latin today, Latin words and phrases appear in all kinds of modern writings. Ever hear or see those medical terms from your doctor ,? Ever get a booklet or pamphlet from a medical source and say "Huh?" Look it up and try to understand these terms at home.I love to read about Greek and Roman history. Many words are interesting, and if I could understand the Latin, that skill would make my reading more enjoyable. I am planning to add a Greek-E...E-Greek dictionary to my home library.I will be collecting as many other such dictionaries as I can to further my need for lifelong learning.

I was hesitant at first, what with the totally orange cover, but having used this for a week or so now, I can say that it this is a wonderful dictionary. Descriptions are concise but informative, with authors listed, and I love the letter tabs. I never considered before how much this could speed up my reading. Moreover, the hardcover rests nicely when opened; not letting pages fly back when you go to write down a definition. I've even come to like the orange cover. I would absolutely recommend this for someone doing any university level Latin.

Good classic dictionary for this price. The font is not too small, the entries are more substantive than the ones found in the average dictionary and it is quite light. The  « depth » of the entries is comparable to the abribdged version of the Liddell & Scott Ancient Greek dictionary. So this is good for finding different uses, idioms or etymologies. Overall, quite compact and sufficient enough for studying latin at the undergrad level (and the english to latin is useful for original compositions)

Prompt delivery, excellent condition of book, pleasure to do business with.I would recommend these people for books and trust their assessment of state of book. If this is used then I cannot tell how this is any different from a brand new one!!

Eccellente dizionario di raccordo tra latino, inglese e italiano

これまでは主にドイツの辞書を使用してきましたが、英語の作文練習帳に対応するために、英羅が付属している辞書として購入しました。内容的には、初学者に大変親切に書かれています。これと國原『古典ラテン語辞典』があれば、初学者の準備としては、ほぼ完璧だと思います。

キケロやカエサルの古典ラテン語の購読に使っています。豊富な用例と語法、意味は解りやすい英語で説明されたいるので有用です。まあまあポータルなサイズで印刷も製本も良いです。引用の出典は学術的ではないようですがプロでなければ構わない。