multilingue

multilingue

French

Etymology

From multi- and Latin lingua, on the model of bilingue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /myl.ti.lɛ̃ɡ/
  • Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):(file)

Adjective

multilingue (plural multilingues)

  1. (relational) of multiple languages; multilingual
  2. (rare) polyglot
    Synonym: polyglotte

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

    From multi- (many) +‎ lingue (tongues, languages).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mul.tiˈlin.ɡwe/
    • Rhymes: -inɡwe
    • Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧lìn‧gue

    Adjective

    multilingue m or f by sense (plural multilingui)

    1. multilingual

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From multi- +‎ -lingue.

    Pronunciation

    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mul.tiˈlĩ.ɡɨ/ [muɫ.tiˈlĩ.ɡɨ]

    • Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧lin‧gue

    Adjective

    multilingue m or f (plural multilingues)

    1. (chiefly European Portuguese spelling) multilingual (pertaining to multiple languages)

    References

    Further reading