English-German translations for polyglot

• mehrsprachig
• polyglott
  Aber während Sie die Sprache des Fragestellers verstehen und sofort antworten, so höre ich, der ich nicht polyglott bin, noch der guten Arbeit aus den Dolmetschkabinen zu. But when you can understand the language in which the question is asked, you answer straight away, while I - being no polyglot - am still listening to the skilful work of the interpreters.
• Polyglotte die
• Polyglotter der
• Sprachenkundige die
• Sprachenkundiger der

Definition of polyglot

• Versed in, or speaking, many languages
• Containing, or made up of, several languages
• Comprising various linguistic groups
• One who has mastered, notably speaks, several languages
• A publication containing several versions of the same text, or the same subject matter in several languages; especially, the Bible in several languages
• A mixture of languages or nomenclatures
• A file that can be validly interpreted as multiple formats

Examples

• a polyglot lexicon
• a polyglot Bible
• A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artificial lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea

Related words

• polyglossia
• polyglossic
• polyglotism