trilinguis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
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

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

References

  • “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.
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