• Source: List of Latin abbreviations

This is a list of common Latin abbreviations. Nearly all the abbreviations below have been adopted by Modern English. However, with some exceptions (for example, versus or modus operandi), most of the Latin referent words and phrases are perceived as foreign to English. In a few cases, English referents have replaced the original Latin ones (e.g., "rest in peace" for RIP and "postscript" for PS).
Latin was once the universal academic language in Europe. From the 18th century, authors started using their mother tongues to write books, papers or proceedings. Even when Latin fell out of use, many Latin abbreviations continued to be used due to their precise simplicity and Latin's status as a learned language.




List of common abbreviations






List of less-common abbreviations and usages


Words and abbreviations that have been in general use but are currently used less often.




Used in biology


aff. (affinis): having affinity with, similar but not identical to
auct. (auctorum): of the authors; indicates that a name is used in the sense of subsequent authors, and not in the sense of the original author
Ca. (Candidatus): for candidate names of organisms that have not been completely accepted
ex. (exemplar): example or specimen; plural abbreviated as exx.
f. sp. (forma specialis): a special form adapted to a specific host; plural abbreviated as ff. spp.
in coll. (in collectionem): in the collection, often followed by the name of a collection or museum
indet. (indeterminans): undetermined, unidentified
leg. (legit): he/she collected, often followed by the name of the collector
nob. (nobis): by us, used to indicate that the writer(s) are the author(s) of a scientific name
sensu: "in the sense of", used for different groups of organisms
sp. (species): species (singular); plural also species, abbreviated as spp.
sp. nov. (species nova): new species (singular); plural is species novae, abbreviated as spp. nov.
ssp., subsp. (subspecies): subspecies (singular); plural is subspecies, abbreviated sspp. or subspp.




See also


Glossary of scientific naming § Latin abbreviations
List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions
List of classical abbreviations
List of ecclesiastical abbreviations
List of Latin phrases
Scribal abbreviation




References






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= Bibliography

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"Abbreviation" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I (9th ed.). 1878. pp. 26–29.
"Abbreviation" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 27–29.




External links


"Common abbreviations in Latin inscriptions published in L'année épigraphique 1888–1993". Archived from the original on 11 April 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
"Linguists' Latin". Archived from the original on 17 February 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
"Latin words and abbreviations". Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
"What Latin abbreviations mean". Retrieved 16 April 2007.
"Latin and Greek Elements in English". Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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