diglot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δίγλωττις (díglōttis, “two-tongued”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) and γλωττίς (glōttís), from γλῶττα (glôtta), secondary form of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue, language”). di- +‎ -glot.

Noun

diglot (plural diglots)

1. A bilingual inscription, book, or person.

Adjective

diglot (not comparable)

1. Synonym of bilingual.

Coordinate terms

• 1, monoglot; 3, triglot; 4, tetraglot; 5, pentaglot; many (but not all), polyglot; all, omniglot

Derived terms

• diglottism

See also

• monolingual, trilingual, multilingual, polylingual

References

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