Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diglottism

/daɪˈɡlɒtɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
diglot-tism
IPA
/daɪˈɡlɒtɪzəm/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

bilingualism

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίγλωττος (díglōttos, “speaking two languages”), from δι- (di-, “two”) + γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: δίγλωττος

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /daɪˈɡlɒtɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

diglottisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

diglossia

Questions

How do you pronounce diglottism?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈɡlɒtɪzəm/.
What does diglottism mean?
bilingualism
Where does diglottism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce diglottism

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