bilingue
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bilinguis. See bi- and langue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.lɛ̃ɡ/
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Adjective
bilingue (plural bilingues)
- bilingual (speaking two languages)
Related terms
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “bilingue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈlin.ɡwe/
- Rhymes: -inɡwe
- Hyphenation: bi‧lìn‧gue
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Adjective
bilingue m or f (plural bilingui)
Further reading
- bilingue in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- bilingue in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
bilingue
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of bilinguis
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈlĩ.ɡɨ/
Adjective
bilingue m or f (plural bilingues)
- (chiefly European Portuguese spelling) bilingual
Usage notes
- This form is most common in Portugal. In Brazil, it is most usual to pronounce the u. Spellings with the accent on the i correspond to cases where the u is pronounced.[1]
Related terms
- bilinguismo
- trilingue/trilíngue
- multilingue/multilíngue, plurilingue/plurilíngue
- monolingue/monolíngue
References
- ^ Carlos Rocha (2012) “Bilingue e bilíngue”, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa[1], archived from the original on 10 December 2023