i do speak four languages fluently and other languages to some extent. is there other word besides 'linguist'?
2007-05-22 01:39:12 · 14 answers · asked by slo-mo accident 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Multilingual (adjective) or polyglot (noun).
Switzerland is a multilingual country. James is a polyglot.
NOT a linguist. A linguist is a person who studies and describes language as a phenomenon not a person who speaks more than one language. In fact many of the world's greatest figures in linguistics can speak only one language though they may study and describe more than one. However it is completely possible to be a linguist and only speak and study one language.
2007-05-22 03:00:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Once someone can speak four or more languages they are considered either a polyglot or multilingual both terms are interchangeable. Quad lingual is not a real thing.
2016-05-19 21:18:10 · answer #2 · answered by bridgett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Multilingual
2007-05-22 04:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polyglot.
–adjective
1. able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
2. containing, composed of, or written in several languages: a polyglot Bible.
–noun
3. a mixture or confusion of languages.
4. a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages.
5. a book, esp. a Bible, containing the same text in several languages.
2007-05-22 01:45:13 · answer #4 · answered by Ms. S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first thing that came to mind was "a European" :-) But seriously, my guess would be "quadrilingual" would work - even if it isn't in the dictionary, it is simply a word built on the same pattern as "bilingual" and "trilingual". If that doesn't suit you, you could just say you are bilingual twice! :-)
Good work knowing that many languages!
2007-05-22 01:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by jamesfrankmcgrath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A polyglot. No, i'm not joking. It means someone who speaks many languages.
2007-05-22 01:44:13 · answer #6 · answered by jackeenjim 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is a term polyglot which means speaking many languages
four in Greek is "tetra"
i do not know if the term tetraglot exists.it seems not wit yahoo spelling corrector
2007-05-22 01:47:08 · answer #7 · answered by maussy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the person who can speak more languages colled Poliglot!!
2007-05-22 04:36:02 · answer #8 · answered by Polina G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a person who speak four languages
LOL
2007-05-22 02:25:21 · answer #9 · answered by TrueBlue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would just say multilingual ( but that was great "a European")
2007-05-22 02:11:44 · answer #10 · answered by elamia50 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋