Dizionario Latino Castiglioni Mariotti.pdf May 2026

Most complete PDF versions of the Castiglioni-Mariotti include substantial appendices:

If you cannot afford the massive two-volume set, Loescher sells the Dizionario Tascabile Latino (based on Castiglioni-Mariotti). It contains 70% of the vocabulary for a much lower price (€25–30). You can legally scan this personal copy for your own tablet use in many jurisdictions (fair use for study). Dizionario Latino Castiglioni Mariotti.pdf

The dictionary is renowned for its clarity and philological precision. The typical structure found in the PDF includes: The dictionary is renowned for its clarity and

After Castiglioni’s death, his pupil Scevola Mariotti undertook the monumental task of revising and expanding the work. Mariotti, a noted philologist of Latin literature and metrics, added thousands of new entries, incorporated findings from papyri and epigraphy, and refined the etymological apparatus. The result, first published in its definitive form

The result, first published in its definitive form by Loescher Editore (Turin), is officially titled "IL Castiglioni-Mariotti. Vocabolario della lingua latina" . It is not merely a word list; it is a cultural artifact.

If you read Plautus or Lucretius, you encounter strange spellings (e.g., duellum for bellum). The C-M dictionary includes these archaic variants cross-referenced to the standard form, which is a feature rarely found in free online databases.

Many dictionaries list facio as "to do/make." Castiglioni-Mariotti dedicates columns to the nuances: facio ut (subjunctive), facio quod (indicative), and facio with double accusative. For a student translating Cicero’s prose, these notes are indispensable.