Category:Latin terms by usage

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

• Category:Latin terms with archaic senses: Latin terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Latin archaic terms: Latin terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Latin autological terms: Latin terms that possess the property they themselves describe.
• Category:Latin childish terms: Latin terms that are typically only used by, or to, children.
• 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 dated terms: Latin terms that are no longer fashionable and thus are anachronistic, but still sometimes in use, especially by older speakers.
• Category:Latin derogatory terms: Latin terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Latin dialectal terms: Latin terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Latin endearing terms: Latin terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
• Category:Latin expressive terms: Latin terms with additional expressive content compared with the basic meaning of the term.
• Category:Latin hapax legomena: Latin terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Latin higher register terms: Latin terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Latin historical terms: Latin terms that refer to obsolete things or concepts.
• Category:Latin humorous terms: Latin terms that are humorous, amusing or joking.
• Category:Latin informal terms: Latin terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Latin nonstandard terms: Latin terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Latin terms with obsolete senses: Latin terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Latin poetic terms: Latin terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Latin proscribed terms: Latin terms whose usage is proscribed; thus, they are considered wrong according to prescriptive sources.
• Category:Latin terms with rare senses: Latin terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Latin rare terms: Latin terms that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Latin rustic terms: Latin terms whose use is typically restricted rural speech.
• Category:Latin short forms: Latin terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
• Category:Latin slang: Latin colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Latin technical terms: Latin terms that are usually or exclusively used in technical/scientific writing.
• 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 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 terms with individual senses that are in general use but not common.
• Category:Latin uncommon terms: Latin terms that are in general use but not common.
• Category:Latin vulgarities: Latin terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.