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/
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Adjective

multilingue (plural multilingues)

(relational) of multiple languages; multilingual
(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 (plural multilingui)

multilingual

Portuguese

Etymology

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)

(chiefly European spelling) multilingual (pertaining to multiple languages)

References

“multilingue” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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