adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɪŋɡwəl
rhymes with -ɪŋɡjuəl
1
adj
Meaning 1
Able to read or speak three languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: multilingual
2
adj
Meaning 2
Expressed or written in three languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: multilingual
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person who speaks three languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: multilingual
4
noun
Meaning 4
An inscription that includes the same text in three languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
using or knowing three languages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
trilingual speakers
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English trilingual From tri- + lingual.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
trilingüe
— able to read or speak three languages
Czech:
trojjazyčný
— able to read or speak three languages
Danish:
tresproget
— able to read or speak three languages
Dutch:
drietalig
— able to read or speak three languages
Faroese:
trímæltur
— able to read or speak three languages
Finnish:
kolmikielinen
— able to read or speak three languages
French:
trilingue
— able to read or speak three languages
Galician:
trilingüe
— able to read or speak three languages
German:
dreisprachig
— able to read or speak three languages
German:
trilingual
— able to read or speak three languages
Icelandic:
þrítyngdur
— able to read or speak three languages
Interlingua:
trilingue
— able to read or speak three languages
Macedonian:
трија́зичен
(trijázičen)
— able to read or speak three languages
Polish:
trójjęzyczny
— able to read or speak three languages
Polish:
trzyjęzyczny
— able to read or speak three languages
Portuguese:
trilingue
— able to read or speak three languages
Russian:
трёхязычный
(trjóxjazyčnyj)
— able to read or speak three languages
Russian:
трёхъязы́чный
(trjoxʺjazýčnyj)
— able to read or speak three languages
Slovak:
trojjazyčný
— able to read or speak three languages
Spanish:
trilingüe
— able to read or speak three languages
Swedish:
trespråkig
— able to read or speak three languages
Ukrainian:
трьохмо́вний
(trʹoxmóvnyj)
— able to read or speak three languages
Yiddish:
דרײַשפּראַכיק
(drayshprakhik)
— able to read or speak three languages
Bulgarian:
триезичен
(triezičen)
— expressed or written in three languages
Catalan:
trilingüe
— expressed or written in three languages
Czech:
trojjazyčný
— expressed or written in three languages
Danish:
tresproget
— expressed or written in three languages
Dutch:
drietalig
— expressed or written in three languages
Faroese:
trímæltur
— expressed or written in three languages
Finnish:
kolmikielinen
— expressed or written in three languages
French:
trilingue
— expressed or written in three languages
Galician:
trilingüe
— expressed or written in three languages
German:
dreisprachig
— expressed or written in three languages
German:
trilingual
— expressed or written in three languages
Hungarian:
háromnyelvű
— expressed or written in three languages
Icelandic:
þrítyngdur
— expressed or written in three languages
Interlingua:
trilingue
— expressed or written in three languages
Macedonian:
трија́зичен
(trijázičen)
— expressed or written in three languages
Polish:
trójjęzyczny
— expressed or written in three languages
Polish:
trzyjęzyczny
— expressed or written in three languages
Portuguese:
trilingue
— expressed or written in three languages
Portuguese:
trilingue
— expressed or written in three languages
Russian:
трёхъязы́чный
(trjoxʺjazýčnyj)
— expressed or written in three languages
Slovak:
trojjazyčný
— expressed or written in three languages
Spanish:
trilingüe
— expressed or written in three languages
Swedish:
trespråkig
— expressed or written in three languages
Ukrainian:
трьохмо́вний
(trʹoxmóvnyj)
— expressed or written in three languages
Yiddish:
דרײַשפּראַכיק
(drayshprakhik)
— expressed or written in three languages
Dutch:
drietalige
— person who speaks three languages
Esperanto:
trilingvulo
— person who speaks three languages
Esperanto:
trilingvuloj
— person who speaks three languages
Finnish:
kolmikielinen
— person who speaks three languages
Polish:
trójjęzyczna osoba
— person who speaks three languages
