trilinguis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /triˈlin.ɡʷis/, [t̪rɪˈlʲɪŋɡʷɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /triˈlin.ɡwis/, [t̪riˈliŋɡwis]

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.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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.