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bilingual

  • [ˈbiːlɪŋˌɡu̯aːl]
  • [bilɪŋˈɡu̯aːl]
  • [bilɪŋɡuˈaːl]
  • [bilɪŋɡuˈʔaːl]

Rhymes with aːl, iːlɪŋɡu̯aːl

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Präfix bi- "zwei" aus lateinisch bis ^(→ la) "zweimal" + Adjektiv lateinisch lingualis ^(→ la), zu lateinisch lingua ^(→ la) "Zunge, Sprache"

adjective bilingual · bilingualer · bilinguale · bilinguales · bilingualen

  1. zwei Sprachen betreffend Manche Kinder, deren Eltern verschiedene Muttersprachen sprechen, wachsen bilingual auf.

    Similar: zweisprachig · Opposite: monolingual, trilingual, multilingual

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"bilingual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/bilingual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bilingual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/bilingual

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"bilingual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/bilingual.

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@misc{bilingual_2026,
  title = {bilingual},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/bilingual},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}