trilingual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- trī-lĭng′gwəl
- /tɹɑe̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ (Australia)
- /tɹʌi̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ (Scotland)
- /tɹəi̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ (Scotland)
- /tɹaɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
- /tɹʌɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ (Canada)
- /tɹaɪ̯ˈləŋ.ɡwəl/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English trilingual From tri- + lingual.
Meanings
- Able to read or speak three languages.
- Expressed or written in three languages.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more trilingual | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most trilingual | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
trilingualism · trilingualist · trilingually
Hypernyms
Translations (50)
sk trojjazyčný (expressed or written in three languages) · ca trilingüe (able to read or speak three languages) · hu háromnyelvű (expressed or written in three languages) · pt trilingue (able to read or speak three languages) · ia trilingue (expressed or written in three languages) · gl trilingüe (able to read or speak three languages) · de dreisprachig (able to read or speak three languages) · pt trilingue (expressed or written in three languages) · pl trójjęzyczny (able to read or speak three languages) · cs trojjazyčný (able to read or speak three languages) · fo trímæltur (able to read or speak three languages) · ru трёхъязы́чный (able to read or speak three languages) · da tresproget (expressed or written in three languages) · de dreisprachig (expressed or written in three languages) · az üçdilli (able to read or speak three languages) · sk trojjazyčný (able to read or speak three languages) · pl trójjęzyczny (expressed or written in three languages) · uk трьохмо́вний (expressed or written in three languages) · fr trilingue (able to read or speak three languages) · sv trespråkig (expressed or written in three languages) · gl trilingüe (expressed or written in three languages) · es trilingüe (able to read or speak three languages) · fo trímæltur (expressed or written in three languages) · cs trojjazyčný (expressed or written in three languages) · mk трија́зичен (able to read or speak three languages) · ru трёхязычный (able to read or speak three languages) · es trilingüe (expressed or written in three languages) · bg триезичен (expressed or written in three languages) · fi kolmikielinen (expressed or written in three languages) · pl trzyjęzyczny (expressed or written in three languages) · pl trzyjęzyczny (able to read or speak three languages) · yi דרײַשפּראַכיק (expressed or written in three languages) · de trilingual (able to read or speak three languages) · pt trilingue (expressed or written in three languages) · nl drietalig (able to read or speak three languages) · ca trilingüe (expressed or written in three languages) · az üçdilli (expressed or written in three languages) · ia trilingue (able to read or speak three languages) · is þrítyngdur (able to read or speak three languages) · mk трија́зичен (expressed or written in three languages) · fr trilingue (expressed or written in three languages) · fi kolmikielinen (able to read or speak three languages) · de trilingual (expressed or written in three languages) · ru трёхъязы́чный (expressed or written in three languages) · uk трьохмо́вний (able to read or speak three languages) · is þrítyngdur (expressed or written in three languages) · nl drietalig (expressed or written in three languages) · da tresproget (able to read or speak three languages) · yi דרײַשפּראַכיק (able to read or speak three languages) · sv trespråkig (able to read or speak three languages)