Meanings
nountrilingualism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe condition of being trilingual; the ability to speak three languages.
- uncountableIn ChristianityTrilingual heresy.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Italic*tri-
- Latintri-
- Englishtri-
- Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
- Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
- Latindingua
- Latinlingua
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinlinguāli
- Englishlingual
- Englishtrilingual
- Englishtrilingualism
From trilingual + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan trilingüisme
- trilingüismethe speaking of three languages
Danish tresproglighed
- tresproglighedthe speaking of three languages
French trilinguisme
- trilinguismethe speaking of three languages
German Dreisprachigkeit, Trilingualismus
- Dreisprachigkeitthe speaking of three languages
- Trilingualismusthe speaking of three languages
- Trilinguismusthe speaking of three languages
Italian trilinguismo
- trilinguismothe speaking of three languages
Norwegian trespråklighet
- trespråklighetthe speaking of three languages
Polish trójjęzyczność, trzyjęzyczność
- trójjęzycznośćthe speaking of three languages
- trzyjęzycznośćthe speaking of three languages
Portuguese trilinguismo
- trilinguismothe speaking of three languages
Spanish trilingüismo
- trilingüismothe speaking of three languages
Swedish trespråkighet
- trespråkighetthe speaking of three languages
Cite this entry
APA
trilingualism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trilingualism
MLA
“trilingualism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trilingualism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trilingualism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trilingualism.
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