Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadrilingual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quadrilin-gual
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving four languages.

adj

Of a text, written in four languages.

adj

Of a person, able to speak four languages.

noun

A person who understands four languages.

noun

An inscription that includes the same text in four languages.

Example Sentences

"Part of the rationale for this quadrilingual language policy is the desire to preserve ‘Asian values’, viewed as inherent in Asian languages, in the face of ‘Western values’ associated with globalisation and the use of English."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- 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 quadrilingual From quadri- + lingual.

Inflected Forms

quadrilinguals (plural)

Derived Forms

quadrilingualism quadrilingually

Frequently Paired Words

monolingual bilingual trilingual quinquelingual multilingual

Synonyms

tetralingual

Rhymes With

bilingual multilingual lingual monolingual sublingual trilingual unilingual interlingual polylingual omnilingual buccolingual panlingual

Questions

What does quadrilingual mean?: Involving four languages.
Where does quadrilingual come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- 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 quadrilingual From quadri- + lingual.

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