mehrsprachig
Translation
multilingual, polyglot
Examples
Sie wächst in einer mehrsprachigen Familie auf.
She is growing up in a multilingual family.
Er ist mehrsprachig und spricht drei Sprachen.
He is multilingual and speaks three languages.
Grammar Patterns
((predicative)) sein to be multilingual Many people in Switzerland are mehrsprachig (multilingual).
Similar Words
Synonyms: polyglot; Antonyms: monolingual
Etymology
From `mehr` (more) + `Sprache` (language) + `-ig` (adjective suffix). Literally 'of more than one language'.
Memory Tips
Someone who speaks `mehr` (more) than one `Sprache` (language) is `mehrsprachig`.