trilinguis

trilinguis

Latin

Etymology

    From tri- (“three-”) + lingua (“tongue”) + -is.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    trilinguis (neuter trilingue); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. triple-tongued, having three tongues
    2. speaking three languages

    Declension

    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative trilinguis trilingue trilinguēs trilinguia
    genitive trilinguis trilinguium
    dative trilinguī trilinguibus
    accusative trilinguem trilingue trilinguīs
    trilinguēs     		trilinguia
    ablative trilinguī trilinguibus
    vocative trilinguis trilingue trilinguēs trilinguia

    Descendants

    • → French: trilingue
    • → Italian: trilingue
    • → Portuguese: trilingue

    References

    • “trilinguis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “trilinguis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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