bilinguis
English
Etymology
From Latin bilinguis (“double-tongued”), from bis (“twice, in two ways”) + lingua (“tongue”).
Adjective
bilinguis (not comparable)
- double-tongued, deceiving.
- (law, historical) A jury made up partly of natives and partly of foreigners.
Latin
Alternative forms
- bilinguus
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /biˈlin.ɡʷis/, [bɪˈlɪŋ.ɡᶣɪs]
Adjective
bilinguis (neuter bilingue); third declension
- Double-tongued, two-tongued; speaking two languages; having two tongues.
- Hypocritical, deceitful, false, treacherous.
- (of a story or tale) Having a double meaning; allegorical.
Declension
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | bilinguis | bilingue | bilinguēs | bilinguia | |
| Genitive | bilinguis | bilinguium | |||
| Dative | bilinguī | bilinguibus | |||
| Accusative | bilinguem | bilingue | bilinguēs bilinguīs |
bilinguia | |
| Ablative | bilinguī | bilinguibus | |||
| Vocative | bilinguis | bilingue | bilinguēs | bilinguia | |
Descendants
References
- bilinguis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bilinguis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- bilinguis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- bilinguis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Virgil's Aeneid, by Virgil, Allyn and Bacon: 1904, page 197, 372
- This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
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