latiniste
French, noun/la.ti.nist/
latiniste is a French feminine noun meaning “A scholar of Latin language and literature; a Latinist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne étudiant le latin”.
What does latiniste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineA scholar of Latin language and literature; a Latinist.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’étude du latin.
noun: 1. Personne étudiant le latin. 2. Spécialiste du latin et de la culture latine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of latiniste
- latinistes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce latiniste?
- /la.ti.nist/
- \la.ti.nist\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to latiniste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is latiniste in French?
latiniste appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).