Cassell's Standard Latin Dictionary: A Reliable Classical Reference for English Translation, Idioms, and Ancient Authors Hardcover – October 1, 1977

I have several Latin dictionaries, among which I usually consult Traupman's dictionary.This time I tried this Cassell's dictionary, following an advice by Latinitium.com.I still like Traupman's, but Cassell's pleases me too.This dictionary is well organized and structured.I can "understand" how each word has come to have such and such meanings by reading its definition.Trauptman's is very useful because it shows several meanings of a word almost like a list,but this way of consulting does not always leave deep impressions on your memory.Cassell's has a hard cover, while the other one is of paper-back.I appreciate hard covers because I often uses dictionaries. I hope that they will last long.But I do not like thumb index of Cassell's so much.They demand some space of each page even if it is not so much.I would like that Cassell's would have little bigger fonts, while I prefer Trauptman's clear and "eye-friendly" fonts. The latter has larger space for each page without any thumb indexes.

This is a far better value than the Oxford Latin Desk Dictionary for about the same price. (See my review of that book.) It doesn't come up to the standard of the great Lewis & Short work, but for less than 1/10 the cost, it's a good deal.Note the differences in the entry for the latin coepi:Oxford Desk: coepi, issi coeptum v ir begin (with a parenthetical note to differentiated usage re incipio in classical Latin.)Casssell's: coepio, coepere coepi coeptum (the present tenses ante-class., being replaced by those from incipio; the perfect-stem tenses, supine, etc., are class.; derived from the obs. verb apio, to begin, commence.(I) act., coepi = I have begun or I began; fut. part. coepturus; absol,: dies coepit, Sall.; with acc.: orationem, Tac., coepturos bellum ..... etc., with numerous further examples from classical Latin writers and a following section (2) covering passive usage in the same manner.The general type face is a little bit smaller than the Oxford Desk, but it doesn't matter because the paper quality is so much better that the type is clear and readable. (Some sections of the oxford are much smaller type face still, almost to the point of illegibility.)Specialists with deep pockets will want to go whole hog for the more than $200 Lewis & Short, but for under $20 the Cassell's will be all a normal student needs -- within the classical period. Medieval/church Latin is a different proposition.

This volume is an excellent research tool. Its listing of both English and Latin words is fairly exhaustive. The only additional thing I could wish for would be a section specifically for notable Latin phrases. Highly recommended.

This dictionary is really cheap, and even has proper nouns! It's the first dictionary I've ever owned, but some useful features I've found are: it gives the basic meaning of the word, then lists literal and figurative/transferred meanings; it quotes Latin to help give the meaning of words; it has tabs on the side indicating where letters are located in the book, making it faster to find words; for compound words, it lists the component words e.g. comes -itis c. (cum/eo) and also, if the word came from Greek, the Greek word it came from; it also indicates short and long vowels.The only downside is that it's not for beginners. It assumes you have complete knowledge of grammar, as there are no grammar tables, and also assumes you have some understanding of the vocab, e.g. it doesn't list irregular verb parts.

650 pages of Latin to English. 331 paged of English to Latin. Good binding, good paper, good printing. Can't seen to find anything wrong with this excellent dictionary.

Kudos to the seller! They called this "very good" condition. I call it "brand freakin' new". Couldn't be happier with the condition that this book arrived in! Now I'm indulging my inner word-nerd who took two years of Latin in High School. This dictionary has all of the background information that my "pocket" paperback Latin dictionary never had room for. I'm loving it!

Another great foreign language dictionary . Although you may never hear people speaking Latin today, Latin words and phrases appear in all kinds of modern writings. Ever hear or see those medical terms from your doctor ,? Ever get a booklet or pamphlet from a medical source and say "Huh?" Look it up and try to understand these terms at home.I love to read about Greek and Roman history. Many words are interesting, and if I could understand the Latin, that skill would make my reading more enjoyable. I am planning to add a Greek-E...E-Greek dictionary to my home library.I will be collecting as many other such dictionaries as I can to further my need for lifelong learning.

This was an absolute lifesaver for AP and IB Latin classes. As of two years ago, it was also one of the only, if not the only, AP approved Latin text to bring to the AP test. It has a large selection of words that encompass anything from Ovid, to Catullus, to Cicero's orations, to Vergil's Aeneid. Getting it in hardcover is most definitely worth it if one is a Latin student.