Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trilingual

/tɹaɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: tri-lin-gual
IPA: /tɹaɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to read or speak three languages.

adj

Expressed or written in three languages.

noun

A person who speaks three languages.

noun

An inscription that includes the same text in three languages.

Example Sentences

"There were no doubt Turanians or Mongols in Media whose language we know from the great trilinguals of Darius, but the early kings of the Medes had Aryan names, as had many other chiefs whom the Assyrians encountered."

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 From tri- + lingual.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɹaɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
British English: /tɹaɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

Inflected Forms

more trilingual (comparative) most trilingual (superlative) trilinguals (plural)

Derived Forms

trilingualism trilingualist trilingually

Frequently Paired Words

bilingual monolingual multilingual polyglot quadrilingual

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce trilingual?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/.
What does trilingual mean?: Able to read or speak three languages.
Where does trilingual come from?: 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 From tri- + lingual.

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