bilingual
English
/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
adj
Definitions
- Having the ability to speak two languages.
- Spoken or written in two different languages.
- Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
Etymology
Derived from Latin bilinguis affix from English lingual (related to language linguistics).
Origin
English
lingual
Gloss
related to language linguistics
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alveolingual English
- alveololingual English
- alveolonasal English
- ambilingual English
- anterolingual English
- apicolingual English
- audiolingual English
- axiolingual English
- bilingualism English
- bilinguality English
- bilingualize English
- bilingually English
- bilingualness English
- brevilingual English
- buccolingual English
- cervicolingual English
- colingual English
- collingual English
- crosslingual English
- dentilingual English
- distolingual English
- exolingual English
- faciolingual English
- gingivolingual English
- heptalingual English
- heterolingual English
- homolingual English
- hyolingual English
- interlingual English
- intralingual English
- labiolingual English
- laterolingual English
- lingual English
- linguality English
- lingualize English
- lingually English
- matrilingual English
- mediolingual English
- mesiolingual English
- mesolingual English
- metrolingual English
- midlingual English
- monolingual English
- multilingual English
- nonbilingual English
- octolingual English
- omnilingual English
- orolingual English
- panlingual English
- paralingual English
- pentalingual English
- perilingual English
- plurilingual English
- polylingual English
- posterolingual English
- postlingual English
- prelingual English
- protolingual English
- quadrilingual English
- quinquelingual English
- retrolingual English
- semilingual English
- sesquilingual English
- tetralingual English
- trilingual English
- unilingual English
- ventrolingual English
- vestibulolingual English
- bilinguis Latin
- bis Latin
- lingua Latin
- linguālis Latin
- bilingue Italian
- bilingue French
- bilingüe Spanish, Castilian
- bilingüe Galician
- bilîngue Norman
- lingual
- lingually
- colingual
- linguality
- prelingual
- trilingual
- exolingual
- orolingual
- panlingual
- midlingual
- collingual
- lingualize
- unilingual
- hyolingual
- postlingual
- bilingually
- ambilingual
- monolingual
- octolingual
- semilingual
- polylingual
- omnilingual
- axiolingual
- mesolingual
- perilingual
- homolingual
- paralingual
- interlingual
- matrilingual
- protolingual
- mesiolingual
- crosslingual
- brevilingual
- buccolingual
- mediolingual
- alveolingual
- faciolingual
- multilingual
- heptalingual
- bilinguality
- pentalingual
- intralingual
- apicolingual
- metrolingual
- distolingual
- tetralingual
- plurilingual
- nonbilingual
- dentilingual
- audiolingual
- alveolonasal
- bilingualize
- retrolingual
- bilingualism
- labiolingual
- bilingualness
- anterolingual
- sesquilingual
- ventrolingual
- laterolingual
- heterolingual
- quadrilingual
- posterolingual
- gingivolingual
- alveololingual
- quinquelingual
- cervicolingual
- vestibulolingual