polyglott

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English

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Adjective

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polyglott (comparative more polyglott, superlative most polyglott)

  1. Obsolete spelling of polyglot.

Noun

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polyglott (plural polyglotts)

  1. Obsolete spelling of polyglot.

German

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Etymology

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18th century, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύγλωσσος (polúglōssos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poliˈɡlɔt/
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Adjective

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polyglott (strong nominative masculine singular polyglotter, not comparable)

  1. (of a person) polyglot (able to speak multiple languages)
    Synonym: mehrsprachig
  2. (of a written work) polyglot (containing or made up of multiple languages)
    Synonym: mehrsprachig

Declension

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Further reading

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  • polyglott” in Duden online
  • polyglott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

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Adjective

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polyglott

  1. polyglot (versed in, or speaking, many languages)

Noun

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polyglott c

  1. polyglot

Declension

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Declension of polyglott 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative polyglott polyglotten polyglotter polyglotterna
Genitive polyglotts polyglottens polyglotters polyglotternas

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