Latin loan-word

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• loan word — /ˈloʊn wɜd/ (say lohn werd) noun a word of one language adopted into another at any period in history, for example wine (into Old English from Latin), blitz (into Modern English from German). Also, loanword. {translation of German Lehnwort} …  

• word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …   Collocations dictionary

• Latin spelling and pronunciation — The Roman alphabet, or Latin alphabet, was adapted from the Old Italic alphabet, to represent the phonemes of the Latin language, which had in turn been borrowed from the Greek alphabet, adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. This article deals… …   Wikipedia

• Latin America, history of — Introduction       history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …   Universalium

• loan-blend — noun a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., monolingual has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) • Syn: ↑loanblend, ↑hybrid • Topics: ↑Latin • Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic …   Useful english dictionary

• Jazz (word) — That Funny Jas Band From Dixieland , 1916 sheet music cover. Alternative spellings such as jass , jas and even jasz were seen until 1918. The origin of the word jazz is one of the most sought after word origins in modern American English. The… …   Wikipedia

• List of digraphs in Latin alphabets — This is a list of digraphs used in various Latin alphabets. (See also List of Cyrillic digraphs.) Capitalization involves only the first letter (ch – Ch) unless otherwise stated (ij – IJ). Letters with diacritics are arranged in alphabetic order… …   Wikipedia

• Alphabets derived from the Latin — Variants of the Latin alphabet are used by the writing systems of many languages throughout the world. The tables below summarize and compare some of the alphabets known to the various contributors. In this article, the word alphabet is… …   Wikipedia

• Character (word) — A character (from the Greek gr. engraved or stamped mark (on coins or seals), branding mark, symbol ) may refer to any sign or symbol.EtymologyGreek gr. χαρακτήρ is a nomen agentis of a verb gr. χαράσσω with a meaning to sharpen, to whet , and… …   Wikipedia

• Matthew 28:11 — is the eleventh verse of the twenty eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse is part of the resurrection narrative. In this verse the guards of the tomb, after being present for an angel hearkening the resurrection …   Wikipedia

• kaiser — (n.) an emperor, O.E. casere, fallen from use after M.E., but revived 1858 in reference to the German emperors of Austria and, after 1870, Germany, from Ger. Kaiser, from Bavarian and Austrian spelling of M.H.G. keisar, from O.H.G. keisar emperor …   Etymology dictionary