What do you call a clever person who is skilled in several languages?
10 points for the answer that matches mine.
2006-09-14 13:19:31 · 4 answers · asked by Cheeky_Chunky_monky 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
HINT: You are being to literal...this is more of a riddle or play on words
2006-09-14 15:46:15 · update #1
Would you be thinking along the lines of ''smart####'' or such?
2006-09-14 14:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by rjr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the term 'Multilinguist' readily comes to mind.
There is another term derived from Greek:
A POLYGLOT is someone who speaks many languages.
Origin: 17th Century Greek word: 'Polyglottos'
'Poly' as we all know, 'many', 'gluttos' means tongues or languages.
Source: Allwords.com
2006-09-14 20:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A polyglot.
2006-09-14 20:48:00 · answer #3 · answered by Ars Magica 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
multilingual
2006-09-14 20:28:20 · answer #4 · answered by jsweit8573 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋