2006-07-24 10:56:00 · 22 answers · asked by angelz_sonshine 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Worldly... Seriously, though, I would call him/her multilingual. I don't think there are words in common usage for speaking more than three languages. If pressed, I'd use the following prefixes:
unilingual
bilingual
trilingual
tetralingual
pentalingual
hexalingual
heptalingual
octalingual
nonelingual
decalingual
These are loosely based on the names of polygons. To my knowledge, only unilingual, bilingual and trilingual are in the dictionary.
2006-07-24 10:58:54 · answer #1 · answered by mathsmart 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any amount of languages over 3 is multi-lingual. If you can speak 5 languages, you are really intelligent, or should I say, "intelligente" (French.. I think!?)
2006-07-24 11:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Multi-Lingual
2006-07-24 11:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term for someone who speaks multiple languages is polyglot.
2006-07-24 11:01:39 · answer #4 · answered by galaxiquestar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Intelligent
2006-07-24 11:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by Lipstick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say pentalingual but you will get a blank stare so multilingual then they will ask how many languages....good way to keep the conversation flowing?
2006-07-24 12:21:03 · answer #6 · answered by hambone1985 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Penta-lingual??
2006-07-25 02:54:28 · answer #7 · answered by CuriousMind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Quint-linguist !
2006-07-24 11:00:03 · answer #8 · answered by chank1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some one who obviously has had the time and money to take classes and the brain power to soak it all in! Intelegent and financialy endowed!
2006-07-24 11:01:51 · answer #9 · answered by Carolyn T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gifted!
2006-07-24 10:59:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋