Standard Lemma guide

quadrilingual

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɪŋɡwəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Involving four languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a text, written in four languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a person, able to speak four languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who understands four languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An inscription that includes the same text in four languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kwetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kwetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English quadrilingual From quadri- + lingual.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: firsproget — written in four languages
  • Dutch: viertalig — written in four languages
  • Finnish: nelikielinen — written in four languages
  • German: viersprachig — written in four languages
  • Greek: τετράγλωσσος (tetráglossos) — written in four languages
  • Polish: czterojęzyczny — written in four languages
  • Russian: четырехъязы́чный (četyrexʺjazýčnyj) — written in four languages
  • Spanish: cuatrilingüe — written in four languages
  • Spanish: tetralingüe — written in four languages
  • Swedish: fyrspråkig — written in four languages
  • Ukrainian: чотирьохмо́вний (čotyrʹoxmóvnyj) — written in four languages
  • Ukrainian: чотиримо́вний (čotyrymóvnyj) — written in four languages
  • Danish: firsproget — able to speak four languages
  • Finnish: nelikielinen — able to speak four languages
  • French: quadrilingue — able to speak four languages
  • German: viersprachig — able to speak four languages
  • Polish: czterojęzyczny — able to speak four languages
  • Russian: четырехъязы́чный (četyrexʺjazýčnyj) — able to speak four languages
  • Spanish: cuatrilingüe — able to speak four languages
  • Spanish: tetralingüe — able to speak four languages
  • Swedish: fyrspråkig — able to speak four languages
  • Ukrainian: чотирьохмо́вний (čotyrʹoxmóvnyj) — able to speak four languages
  • Ukrainian: чотиримо́вний (čotyrymóvnyj) — able to speak four languages