"Under the direction of Paul Tombeur"--User's guide, 2009.

The Database of Latin Dictionaries (DLD) is an unparalleled resource for research on the Latin language throughout the ages. Because of its broad spectrum of dictionaries, the DLD offers an immediate overview of Latin vocabulary that no isolated dictionary can give. In order to cover all possible perspectives on Latin vocabulary, the DLD includes several types of dictionaries: ones that purely define and/or translate, next to thematic dictionaries and dictionaries that themselves date back to the medieval and early modern periods. As such, the DLD is a major tool both for students learning Latin and for experienced scholars of the language.The interface provides first-time users with a simple search option, while the more experienced can explore the advanced search possibilities where all kinds of words or expressions, Latin and non-Latin, can be the object of complex queries using various criteria, singly or in combination.Starting in 2005 with only two dictionaries, the DLD has now grown into a large collection of 24 dictionaries. Every year at least one dictionary is added and various improvements are made to the existing ones. These improvements may consist in corrections to the text of the dictionaries, expanded search possibilities, or the addition of newly published addenda. The DLD continually strives to provide its users with the best and most up-to-date information.

"Produced by the Centre "Traditio Litterarum Occidentalium", with the support of the Belgian Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique and the collaboration of the Comité National du Dictionnaire du Latin Médiéval".