Category:Latin terms by usage

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Latin terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Latin archaic terms: Latin terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Latin autological terms: Latin terms that possess the property they themselves describe.
• Category:Latin colloquialisms: Latin terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Latin derogatory terms: Latin terms that belittle (lessen in value).
• Category:Latin disputed terms: Latin terms whose usage is proscribed, thus they are considered wrong according to prescriptive sources.
• Category:Latin endearing terms: Latin terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
• Category:Latin euphemisms: Latin terms that indirectly refer to something unpleasant or controversial.
• Category:Latin hapax legomena: Latin terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Latin historical terms: Latin terms that refer to obsolete things or concepts.
• Category:Latin informal terms: Latin terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Latin jocular terms: Latin terms that are humorous, amusing or joking.
• Category:Latin literary terms: Latin terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of literature.
• Category:Latin nonstandard terms: Latin terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Latin poetic terms: Latin terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Latin rare terms: Latin terms that are rare in general use, for whatever reason.
• Category:Latin short forms: Latin terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
• Category:Latin slang: Latin nonstandard terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Latin terms with archaic senses: Latin terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Latin terms with historical senses: Latin terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Latin terms with obsolete senses: Latin terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
• Category:Latin terms with rare senses: Latin rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
• Category:Latin terms with transferred senses: Latin terms with transferred senses.
• Category:Latin terms with uncertain meaning: Latin terms whose meaning is unknown or disputed.
• Category:Latin terms with uncommon senses: Latin uncommonly used terms or terms with uncommonly used senses.
• Category:Latin vulgarities: Latin terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.