polyglott
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]polyglott (comparative more polyglott, superlative most polyglott)
Noun
[edit]polyglott (plural polyglotts)
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]18th century, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύγλωσσος (polúglōssos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]polyglott (strong nominative masculine singular polyglotter, not comparable)
- (of a person) polyglot (able to speak multiple languages)
- Synonym: mehrsprachig
- (of a written work) polyglot (containing or made up of multiple languages)
- Synonym: mehrsprachig
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of polyglott (uncomparable)
Further reading
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]polyglott (not comparable)
- polyglot (versed in, or speaking, many languages)
- Synonym: flerspråkig
Declension
[edit]Inflection of polyglott | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | polyglott | — | — |
Neuter singular | polyglottt | — | — |
Plural | polyglotta | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | polyglotte | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | polyglotte | — | — |
All | polyglotta | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Noun
[edit]polyglott c
- a polyglot
- Synonym: flerspråkig
Declension
[edit]Declension of polyglott | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | polyglott | polyglotten | polyglotter | polyglotterna |
Genitive | polyglotts | polyglottens | polyglotters | polyglotternas |
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