Salvete,
can anyone recommend a (public domain) dictionary of Latin synonyms? There are quite a few out there (including the Döderlein at Project Gutenberg), and I am not quite sure which to use.
Valete,
Carolus Raeticus
There are at least three Gradus ad Parnassum on Google Books, but I couldn’t comment on the quality.
https://books.google.com/books?id=ELE2AQAAIAAJ
https://books.google.com/books?id=kmRGAQAAMAAJ
https://books.google.com/books?id=9YZOAAAAYAAJ https://books.google.com/books?id=zg9RAAAAcAAJ
Salve!
The Gradus ad Parnassum deals with poetry and is not a dictionary of synonyms. I am rather thinking along the line of one of these:
- Ramshorn/Lieber, Dictionary of Latin Synonymes
- Douthat, Latin Synonyms Defined from Two Standpoints
- Gardin-Dumesnil/Gosset, Latin synonyms, with their different significations
There are more out there, but I am unsure which is the most reliable one.
Vale,
Carolus Raeticus
The Wagner is a good one.
Hm, Wagner’s Lexicon Latinum is not a dictionary of Latin synonyms either.
By the way (off-topic), there is an interesting Textkit-thread about Latin-Latin dictionaries.
Vale,
Carolus Raeticus
Here is a pretty exhaustive compilation of books on Latin synonyms, with short extracts from each. The list includes those already mentioned here, as well as some other gems:
https://www.latinitium.com/blog/latinsynonyms
The work by Ogelvie, for example, is pretty interesting, especially if you are thinking of an English expression, and want guidance to choose between different Latin synonyms.