trilinguis

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tri- (three-) +‎ lingua (tongue) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

trilinguis (neuter trilingue); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. triple-tongued, having three tongues
  2. speaking three languages

Declension[edit]

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative trilinguis trilingue trilinguēs trilinguia
Genitive trilinguis trilinguium
Dative trilinguī trilinguibus
Accusative trilinguem trilingue trilinguēs
trilinguīs
trilinguia
Ablative trilinguī trilinguibus
Vocative trilinguis trilingue trilinguēs trilinguia

Descendants[edit]

  • French: trilingue
  • Italian: trilingue
  • Portuguese: trilingue

References[edit]

  • trilinguis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • trilinguis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.