Latinize

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Latinise (mainly UK)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈlæt.ɪn.eɪz/, /ˈlæt.ən.eɪz/

[edit] Verb

to Latinize (third-person singular simple present Latinizes, present participle Latinizing, simple past and past participle Latinized)

1. (transitive) To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance to a Latin word.

   Guglielmus is the Latinized form of William

2. (transitive) To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize

   The Cyrillic letter Л can be Latinized as L

[edit] Related terms

• Latinization

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