Abbreviations
abbr.
abbreviation, -ated
abl.
ablative
abs.
absolute
acc.
accusative
accent.
accent (or stress), accentuation
accept.
acceptation, meaning
act.
active
ad loc.
ad locum, at the specified place
adj.
adjective, adjectival
adv.
adverb, adverbial
advers.
adversative
affirm.
affirmative
agr.
agriculture
al.
alibi, elsewhere
alch.
alchemy
Alex.
Alexandrian
alleg.
allegory, -ical, -ically
allus.
allusion
anacol.
anacoluthon
analog.
analogy, -ical, -ically
anastr.
anastrophe
anat.
anatomy, -ical
anc.
ancient, in antiquity
anom.
anomalous
aor.
aorist
aorr.
root aorist
aors.
sigmatic aorist
aort.
thematic aorist
aphaer.
aphaeresis
apoc.
apocope
App.
appendix
app. crit.
apparatus criticus
arch.
archaism, archaic
archit.
architecture
argum.
argumentum
arithm.
arithmetic, -al
art.
article
ascet.
asceticism, ascetic
aspir.
aspiration, aspirate
assim.
assimilation
astr.
astrology, astronomy, -ical
athem.
athematic
attrib.
attribute, -ive
aug.
augmentation
augm.
augment
b.
book
ballist.
ballistics, ballistic
barb.
barbaric, -ism
baryt.
barytone, -sis
bb.
books
bef.
before, occurring in front of
bisyll.
bisyllable, -ic
bot.
botanical
Byz.
Byzantine
caes.
caesura
card.
cardinal
caus.
causal
causat.
causative
cf.
confer, compare
chem.
chemistry, chemical
Christ.
Christian
Christol.
Christology, -ical
cit.
citation, cited
cl.
clause
class.
classical
cod.
codex
codd.
codices
collat.
collateral
collect.
collective, -ly
com.
comic, in comedy
comm.
comment, -ary, -aries
compar.
comparative, comparison
compd.
compound, composition
compl.
complement
concess.
concessive
concr.
concrete
conject.
conjecture, -ral
conjug.
conjugation
conjunc.
conjunction
cons.
consonant
consec.
consecutive
conseq.
consequently, hence
constr.
construction, construed
contr.
contracted
coord.
coordination, -ate
cop.
copula, copulative
corr.
correction, correct
correl.
correlation, sequence
corresp.
corresponding, -ence
dat.
dative
declar.
declarative
decr.
decree
def.
definite, -ive
demonstr.
demonstrative
denom.
denominative (verb)
dent.
dental
depend.
dependent
deriv.
derivative, -ation
derog.
derogatory
desid.
desiderative
desid. act.
desiderative active
deverb.
deverbative
dial.
dialect
dialect.
dialectical
didac.
didactic
dim.
diminutive
diphth.
diphthong
dir.
direct, -ly
disc.
discourse, speech
dissim.
dissimilation
divin.
divination, -ory
divis.
division
doc.
document, -ation
dub.
dubious, doubtful
dram.
drama, dramatical
E
East
east.
eastern
eccl.
ecclesiastical
ed.
edition, editorial
edd.
editions
eleg.
elegiac
elis.
elision
emph.
emphasis
encl.
enclitic
entom.
entomology
ep.
epic
epenth.
epenthesis
epexeg.
epexegesis, -tical
epigr.
epigram(s), -matic
epist.
epistle(s), epistolary
epith.
epithet
erot.
erotic, amatory
esp.
special, -ly
etc.
et cetera
ethn.
ethnic
etym.
etymology, -ical
euphem.
euphemism, euphemistic
euphon.
euphony, -ic
ex.
example
exc.
exception, -al, -ally
exclam.
exclamatory, -ion
exhort.
exhortatory
explet.
expletive
expr.
expressive
express.
expressive
extens.
extensive, by extension
f.
following
f.l.
falsa lectio, false reading
fab.
fable, fabular
fam.
familiar, -ly, family
fem.
feminine
fem.
feminine
ff.
following (plural)
fict.
fictitious, fictional
fig.
figurative, -ly
fin.
final
form.
formation
frag.
fragment(s), fragmentary
freq.
frequentative (verb)
fut.
future
gen.
genitive
gen. abs.
genitivus absolutus
gen. dat.
genitive/dative
gener., generic.
generic, -ally
geogr.
geography, -ical
geol.
geology, -ical
geom.
geometry, -ical
gloss.
gloss, glossed
gnom.
gnomic
gramm.
grammar, -tical, grammarian
Hellen.
Hellenistic
heter.
heteroclite
hist.
history, -ical
Hom.
Homeric
homon.
homonymous
host.
hostile, -ly
hypocor.
hypocoristic (name), endearing (term)
hypoth.
hypothetical
ib.
ibidem, in the same work
ichthyol.
ichthyology, -ical (pertaining to fish)
id.
idem, the same meaning
imper.
imperative
impers.
impersonal
impf.
imperfect
ind.
indicative
indecl.
indeclinable
indef.
indefinite
indep.
independent
indet.
indeterminate
indir.
indirect
inf.
infinitive
ingr.
ingressive
inhabit.
inhabitant, -ants
init.
initial, -ly
inscr.
inscription(s)
instrum.
instrument, -al
int.
internal
intens.
intensive
interjec.
interjection
interpol.
interpolated, -ion
interrog.
interrogative
intrans.
intransitive
iron.
ironic, -ally
irreg.
irregular
iter.
iterative
joc.
jocular, -ly
jur.
juridical
l.c.
loco citato, in the place cited
lab.
labial
leg.
legendum
lengthd.
lengthened
lit.
literal, -ly
litot.
litotes
liturg.
liturgy,-ical
ll.cc.
locis citatis, in the places cited
loc.
locative
locut.
locution, phrase
log.
logic, logical
lyr.
lyrical, in lyric
masc.
masculine
math.
mathematics, -al
meas.
measure
mech.
mechanics, -al
med.
medicine, medical (writer)
Medit.
Mediterranean
metath.
metathesis
meteor.
meteorology, -ic
meton.
metonymy
metr.
metre, -ical, -ically
metrol.
metrology, -ical
mid.
middle
milit.
military
miner.
mineralogy, mineral
mod.
modern
monos.
monosyllable, monosyllabic
mor.
moral, -ly
ms.
manuscript
mss.
manuscripts
mus.
music, musical
mut.
mutation, change
myth.
mythic, mythology, -ical
N
North
nat.
natural
naut.
nautical, marine, maritime
NB
nota bene
neg.
negative, negatory
neol.
neologism
neut.
neuter
nom.
nominative
north.
northern
num.
numeral
obj.
object, -ive
obl.
oblique, indirect
obsc.
obscene, -ly
observ.
observation
occ.
occurrence
onomat.
onomatopoeia, -c
opp.
opposition, opposite
opt.
optative
ord.
ordinal
ordin.
ordinarily
orig.
origin, -ally
ornith.
ornithology, -ical
ostr.
ostracon, ostraca
oth.
otherwise, in other cases
oxyt.
oxytone
paint.
painting
pap.
papyrus, -i
parisyll.
parisyllabic
parod.
parody, -ic
parox.
paroxytone
partic.
particle
partit.
partitive
pass.
passive
patrist.
patristic, patrology
patron.
patronymic
pejor.
pejorative
Perip.
Peripatetic
periphr.
periphrastic
perisp.
perispomenon
pers.
person, -al
personif.
personification, -ied
pf.
perfect
philol.
philology, -ical
philos.
philosophy, -ical, -er
phys.
physics, -al
pl.
plural
pleon.
pleonasm, -tic
poet.
poetic
posit.
positive
poss.
possessive
postHom.
post-Homeric
potent.
potential
pp.
pages
ppf.
pluperfect
pred.
predicate, -ive
pref.
praefatio, preface, prefix
prep.
preposition
pres.
present
prev.
previous (one, ones)
prevb.
preverb
prim.
primitive, -ly
priv.
privative
prob.
probable, -y
procl.
proclitic
prol.
proleptic
pron.
pronoun
prooem.
prooemium
propar.
proparoxytone
properisp.
properispomenon
pros.
prosth.
prosthetic
proth.
prosthetic
prov.
proverb, -ial, -ially
ptc.
participle
qual.
quality, -ative
quant.
quantity, -ative
rad.
radical
rar.
rare, -ly
read.
reading
rec.
recent
redupl.
reduplication, -ed
reflex.
reflexive
refut.
refutation
reg.
regular, regularly
rel.
relative
relig.
religion, religious
rhet.
rhetorician, rhetoric, -al
Rom.
Roman
S
South
s.o.
someone
s.times
sometimes
s.v.
sub voce, under the entry
sc.
scilicet, that is
schol.
scholium, scholia
scient.
scientific, -ally
sculpt.
sculpture
sec.
secondary
sex.
sexual, within the sexual sphere
sg.
singular
signf.
signification
sim.
similar, -ly
simil.
simile, similitude
simpl.
simple, simply
Soph.
sophist, -ry
soter.
soteriology, -ical
south.
southern
Spart.
Spartan
spec.
special, specific(ally)
spir.
spiritus, breathing
sthg.
something
strengthd.
strengthened, intensified
sub.
subordination, subordinate
subj.
subjunctive, subject, -ive
subst.
substantive, -ized
suff.
suffix
superl.
superlative
supp.
supposed, supposition
suppl.
supplement, suppletive
surg.
surgery, surgical
susp.
suspected
syll.
syllable, -ical
synaer.
synaeresis
sync.
syncopation, syncopated
synon.
synonymous
synt.
syntax, syntactic
tech.
technique, technical
temp.
temporal, of time
term.
terminological
text.
textual
theatr.
theatrical, theatre
them.
thematic
theol.
theology, -ical
tm.
tmesis
trag.
tragic, (in) tragedy
trans.
transitive
transl.
translation, translated
trisyll.
trysillable, -ical
unc.
uncertain
underst.
understood
unkn.
unknown
unus.
unusual
v.l.
varia lectio, variant reading
vel.
velar
verb.
verbal
verisim.
verisimilar(ly), probable, -y
voc.
vocative
vol.
volume
voll.
volumes
vulg.
vulgar
W
West
zool.
zoology, -ical