trilingualism en · NOUN
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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English trilingualism From trilingual + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The condition of being trilingual; the ability to speak three languages.
- (qualifier:In Christianity, uncountable) Trilingual heresy.
Coordinates
monolingualism · multilingualism · bilingualism
Relateds
trilingual · monolingual · bilingual
Translations (16)
pl trójjęzyczność (the speaking of three languages) · no trespråklighet (the speaking of three languages) · gl trilingüismo (the speaking of three languages) · mk трија́зичност (the speaking of three languages) · es trilingüismo (the speaking of three languages) · ca trilingüisme (the speaking of three languages) · sv trespråkighet (the speaking of three languages) · da tresproglighed (the speaking of three languages) · de Trilinguismus (the speaking of three languages) · de Dreisprachigkeit (the speaking of three languages) · it trilinguismo (the speaking of three languages) · de Trilingualismus (the speaking of three languages) · ia trilinguismo (the speaking of three languages) · fr trilinguisme (the speaking of three languages) · pl trzyjęzyczność (the speaking of three languages) · pt trilinguismo (the speaking of three languages)