Polyglot Dictionary

linguística

/lĩˈgwistʃika/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. linguistics

    • A linguística analisa como os idiomas funcionam.

      Linguistics analyzes how languages work.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

filologia

Worth distinguishing: filologia leans toward historical/textual language study; linguística is the broader modern science.

Similar in other languages

German

Linguistik

Linguistik is the German word for the same thing — both mean "linguistics."

French

linguistique

linguistique is the French word for the same thing — both mean "linguistics."

Practice

1 What does linguística mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ analisa como os idiomas funcionam.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches linguística?

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