different between diglot vs bilingual

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????????? (dígl?ttis, “two-tongued”), from ??? (dís, “twice”) and ??????? (gl?ttís), from ?????? (glôtta), secondary form of ?????? (glôssa, “tongue, language”). di- +? -glot.

Noun

diglot (plural diglots)

1. A bilingual inscription, book, or person.

Adjective

diglot (not comparable)

1. Bilingual.

Related terms

• polyglot

References

• Article on "diglot" in Anu Garg's A.Word.A.Day
• glottis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• glosa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

English

Alternative forms

• bi-lingual (rare)

Etymology

From Latin bilinguis +? -al; equivalent to bi- +? lingual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba??l??.?w?l/, /ba??l??.?ju.?l/

Adjective

bilingual (not comparable)

1. Having the ability to speak two languages.

   Synonyms: diglot, two-tongued

   Hypernym: multilingual

2. Spoken or written in two different languages.

   Hypernym: multilingual

3. Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.

   Hypernym: multilingual

Synonyms

• two-tongued

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• biliterate
• biscriptal
• sesquilingual

Noun

bilingual (plural bilinguals)

1. A person who is able to use two languages.

Translations

Further reading

• bilingual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

bi- +? lingual

Pronunciation

Adjective

bilingual (not comparable)

1. bilingual

Declension