Classical Studies: Dictionaries

Comprehensive reference work treating all of the languages of antiquity. Each chapter focuses on an individual language and provides the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context.

One-volume dictionary with Latin-English and English-Latin.

Consists of Latin, Faliscan, Oscan, Umbrian and Venetic words and roots in alphabetical order, each with an English gloss and (usually) a list of derivatives, a Proto-Italic form, a Proto-Indo-European (PIE) form, cognates in other Indo-European languages, and comments on points of special interest or difficulty.

Standard Greek-English dictionary that covers the Greek language from Homer to approximately A.D. 600. The lexicon limits itself primarily to meanings of words: etymology is largely omitted. Also available online through the Perseus Project.

A standard Latin-English dictionary. A large number of proper names are also included. One of the OLD's strengths is the large number of examples cited in the entries. Brief etymological notes are also given.

Ideal for beginners learning Classical Greek. It covers over 20,000 Greek words and phrases in clear translations, and over 4,000 English words in common usage.