bilingue

See also: bilíngue, bilîngue, and bilingüe

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bilinguis. See bi- and langue.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bilingue (plural bilingues)

  1. bilingual (speaking two languages)
    Hypernym: multilingue
    Coordinate terms: monolingue, trilingue, quadrilingue

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Norwegian: bilingv
  • → Romanian: bilingv

See also

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin bilinguis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈlin.ɡwe/
  • Rhymes: -inɡwe
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lìn‧gue
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

bilingue m or f by sense (plural bilingui)

  1. bilingual

Further reading

  • “bilingue”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • “bilingue”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Adjective

bilingue

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of bilinguis

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

bilingue m or f (plural bilingues)

  1. (chiefly European Portuguese spelling) bilingual

Usage notes

  • This form is most common in Portugal. In Brazil, it is most usual to pronounce the u. Spellings with the accent on the i correspond to cases where the u is pronounced.[1]

References

  1. ^ Carlos Rocha (2012), “Bilingue e bilíngue”, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa‎[1], archived from the original on 10 December 2023

Further reading

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