διγλωσσία
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Greek
Noun
διγλωσσία • (diglossía) f (plural διγλωσσίες)
- (linguistics) diglossia (the coexistence of two languages within a population, one of which is more prestigious than the other)
- (linguistics) bilingualism (the use of two languages within a community)
- (figuratively) hypocrisy (in politics: the mouthing of different policies, dependent upon circumstances), doublespeak
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | διγλωσσία (diglossía) | διγλωσσίες (diglossíes) |
| genitive | διγλωσσίας (diglossías) | διγλωσσιών (diglossión) |
| accusative | διγλωσσία (diglossía) | διγλωσσίες (diglossíes) |
| vocative | διγλωσσία (diglossía) | διγλωσσίες (diglossíes) |
See also
διγλωσσία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
