lateinischer

Lateinischer is the inflected form of the German adjective lateinisch, meaning "Latin" or "relating to the Latin language." It is used to describe nouns associated with Latin, such as texts, grammars, alphabets or literature. The form changes with gender, number and case: masculine nominative singular lateinischer, feminine lateinische, neuter lateinisches; plural lateinische for all genders. For example: der lateinische Text, die lateinische Grammatik, das lateinische Alphabet, die lateinischen Wörter.

In many contexts lateinisch functions as a base adjective in attributive position (ein lateinischer Text, eine lateinische Schule). When the word is used in a predicative or nominalized sense, the inflection follows the same rules, and the noun itself may be omitted or replaced by a noun such as der Text or die Sprache. A related nominalized form is das Lateinische (with capital L), which refers to the Latin language as a system or field of study.

Etymologically, lateinisch derives from Latein (Latin) plus the German adjectival suffix -isch. It is widely used in academic and educational contexts, particularly in classics, linguistics and history, to indicate Latin origin, form, or usage, as in lateinische Schriftzeichen (Latin letters) or lateinischer Wortschatz (Latin vocabulary).

Overall, lateinischer is a routine inflected form employed to describe anything connected with the Latin language, its literature or its medieval and early modern traditions.