omnilingual

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ɒmnɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/    /ɑmnɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/|/ɑmnɪˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who has the ability to speak, or to understand, all languages
形容词 adj.
  1. Having the ability to speak, or to understand, all languages. not-comparable
    — Sir, my omnilingual Diorama having recently appeared in your useful publication, unconnected with some of the proofs that it has a just claim to such a comprehensive title, I shall now, with your permission, submit a prospectus of my universal characters contrasted with those which are most current over the Asiatic Peninsula, to the inspection of many Orientalists among your readers, very well qualified to decide impartially on the comparative merits of my scheme, at least in its application to the two indispensable languages for British India: namely, the Hindoostanee and Persian tongue.

词形变化

omnilinguals plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der.
Proto-Italic *opnis
Latin omnisder.
English omni-
Latin linguālislbor.
English lingual
English omnilingual
From omni- + lingual.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der.
Proto-Italic *opnis
Latin omnisder.
English omni-
Latin linguālislbor.
English lingual
English omnilingual
From omni- + lingual.
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