multilingue

See also: multilíngue, multilingüe, and multilíngüe

French

Etymology

From multi- and Latin lingua, on the model of bilingue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myl.ti.lɛ̃ɡ/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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Adjective

multilingue (plural multilingues)

1. (relational) of multiple languages; multilingual
2. (rare) polyglot

   Synonym: polyglotte

Further reading

• “multilingue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

From multi- (“many”) +‎ lingue (“tongues, languages”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mul.tiˈlin.ɡwe/
• Rhymes: -inɡwe
• Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧lìn‧gue

Adjective

multilingue m or f by sense (plural multilingui)

1. multilingual

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multuslbor.

Portuguese multi-

Portuguese -lingue

Portuguese multilingue

From multi- + -lingue.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mul.tiˈlĩ.ɡɨ/ [muɫ.tiˈlĩ.ɡɨ]

• Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧lin‧gue

Adjective

multilingue m or f (plural multilingues)

1. (chiefly European Portuguese spelling) multilingual (pertaining to multiple languages)

References

• “multilingue”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Further reading

• “multilingue”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026