poligloto

See also: polígloto

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύγλωττος (polúglōttos), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poliˈɡloto]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧glo‧to

Noun

poligloto (accusative singular poligloton, plural poliglotoj, accusative plural poliglotojn)

1. polyglot, a person who knows and is able to use several languages.

   Oni povas esti poligloto kaj tute ne lingvisto.

   One can be a polyglot and not a linguist at all.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poliˈɡloto/ [po.liˈɣ̞lo.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: po‧li‧glo‧to

Noun

poligloto m (plural poliglotos, feminine poliglota, feminine plural poliglotas)

1. Rare form of polígloto.

Further reading

• “poligloto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10