Universitas lingvarum Litvaniae
Universitas lingvarum Litvaniæ (; ) is the oldest surviving grammar of the Lithuanian language published in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was written in Latin and was published in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius by the Vilnius University Press in 1737. Its author is unknown, however the grammar of the Lithuanian language shows that the author may have originated from the districts of Dotnuva, Kėdainiai, Surviliškis, Šėta. It was written independently as there is no influence of the grammar of the Lithuanian language of Lithuania Minor. The structure of the Universitas lingvarum Litvaniæ and the classification of parts of language were influenced by the Latin and Polish grammars of that period. The most important feature of the Universitas lingvarum Litvaniæ, which distinguishes it from other grammars of the Lithuanian language of that period, is the understanding of the system of accentuation of the Lithuanian language and fairly consistent marking of adjectives. In 1829, Simonas Stanevičius published an expanded variant of the Universitas lingvarum Litvaniæ in Vilnius with a title Grammatica brevis linguæ Lituanicæ seu Samogiticæ (; ). In 1896, Jan Michał Rozwadowski republished it in Kraków. In 1981, the facsimile edition together with the Lithuanian translation was published by  in Vilnius. See also
 Grammatica Litvanica – the first printed grammar of the Lithuanian language, printed in 1653
 Mokslas skaitymo rašto lietuviško – the first Catholic primer of the Lithuanian language
 Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas – the first printed book in the Lithuanian language, printed in 1547
 Postil of Jonas Bretkūnas – collection of sermons and Bible commentaries published in 1591
 Catechism of Mikalojus Daukša – the first Lithuanian Roman Catholic catechism published in 1595
 Catechism of Merkelis Petkevičius – the first Lithuanian Protestant (Calvinist) catechism published in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1598

References

External links
  Online scanned version of the Universitas lingvarum Litvaniae, 1737. Vilnius University Library. Grammar books
1737 books
Lithuanian books
Lithuanian grammar