Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary [Hardcover]

D. P. Simpson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1977

The greatest name in foreign language dictionaries is Cassell, the preeminent publisher of dictionaries for over 120 years.

For fast, easy reference and comprehensive listings, Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary is unbeatable. It contains in concise form the words most frequently used in scholarly and academic usage.

Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary is easy to read and full of complete usage information that's simple to access. This invaluable volume, backed by the world's foremost language authority, is the most effective concise dictionary available to the Latin language.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Text: English, Latin

From the Back Cover

The greatest name in foreign language dictionaries, Cassell's Latin & English Dictionary For fast, easy reference and comprehensive listings, Cassell's Latin & English Dictionary is unbeatable. Thousands of words, phrases, and idioms in scholarly and academic usage are included for maximum reference, along with tables of regular and irregular verbs. Thirty-two pages of brand-new text include: a brief history of Latin, a pronunciation guide for flexible, correct readings, and sections on syllabic divisions, prefixes and suffixes, verb conjugations, declensions, meters, and numerals. A special section on Roman culture includes historic dates, the ancient calendar, weights and measures, and currency exchange. With over 35,000 entries, this handy pocket-sized dictionary is all you need while studying, translating, or tracking down word meanings. Cassell's Latin & English Dictionary is legible and easy to read. It provides faster reference for meaning, spelling, and simpler access to complete information. This invaluable volume, backed by the world's foremost authorities, is the best pocket-sized guide to the Latin language available. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference (October 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0025226304
• ISBN-13: 978-0025226302
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,832,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still useful after all these years., March 17, 2002

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Julius Caesar "caesargj" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary (Paperback)

As a graduate student in Latin, I have nothing but praise for Cassell's dictionary. The entries are concise and helpful, and it has sections for both English to Latin and Latin to English, which makes it ideal for introductory-level courses that require student composition.

As for the reviewer who complained that it does not contain "longa" or "lata," the individual is quite mistaken and displaying his ignorance; Latin adjectives are listed under the masculines, thus "longus-a-um" is present, as is "latus-a-um."

An inexpensive and effective tool that's valuable as a quick aid for nearly all levels of Latin.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still my favorite, February 25, 2005

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foundpoem - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary (Paperback)

After all these years, I still love this one. I look at it all the time. Aside from the Latin-English and English-Latin dictionaries, it has information about usage -- conjugations, declensions, what each tense is used for, examples of conjugating in every verb and declining in every noun form (including the more obscure, such as dependent and deponent verbs), etc.

It's in here. It's far more than a dictionary. If it isn't here, that means you need a straight-out usage or text book; this little dictionary goes far and above an average little dictionary. I've been using the same copy since high school and it's still next to my desk all the time. I don't even have a career related to Latin; I just love it. I love it for my own writing (in English), and simply my own edification.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality of paper and print plus disappointing content, November 3, 1999

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Constantine ([e-mail]) (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary (Paperback)

I ordered this book for my father as he had asked me to get him a simple yet comprehensive text (he speaks fluent Latin as it was a prerequisite for medical studies in his day). He was extremely disappointed with what he considers to be very poor quality of paper and print used, and found the dictionary content similarly disappointing. Which just proves the point that it is always a complete nightmare shopping for anything for one's Dad, as it never seems to hit the spot, even on Amazon.com!