diglot

[ dahy-glot ]

adjective

1. bilingual.

noun

1. a bilingual book or edition.

diglot

/ ˈdaɪɡlɒt /

adjective

1. a less common word for bilingual

noun

1. a bilingual book

Derived Forms

• diˈglottic, adjective

Other Words From

• di·glottic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diglot¹

1860–65; < Greek díglōttos, equivalent to di- di- ¹ + -glōttos, adj. derivative of glôssa, glôtta tongue, language; gloss ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of diglot¹

C19: from Greek (Attic) diglōttos, from di- ¹+ glōtta tongue

Example Sentences

It turns out that the list of Kindle's supported languages is a short one of 10: while it includes Catalan, Galician and Basque alongside the major western European languages, there's no Cornish – nor is there Welsh, Dutch or a number of others that Diglot publishes in.

From The Guardian

For St Piran's Day this year, Diglot wanted to release an ebook in English and Cornish of one of their bestsellers, Esmee Carré and Paul Wrangles's Matthew and the Wellington Boots.

From The Guardian

UK press Diglot Books is one of them, and this week took on the might of Amazon to get its Cornish children's story out to readers.

From The Guardian

When Matthew bounces down the stairs in a rush to play in the garden with his best friend Diglot, he discovers it is raining outside.

From The Guardian

Pan aslamm Matthew an grisyow war-nans yn uskis rag gwari y'n lowarth gans y goweth gwella, Diglot, ev a dhiskudh hy bos ow kul glaw.

From The Guardian