lingua

«lingua» in Mova's school dictionary: the Latin word for tongue and language — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (lingua); Latin word

meaning for a pupil

1) (Latin) «Lingua» is the Latin word for tongue and language. tree →

2) In English it appears mainly in the phrase «lingua franca», a language used by people who speak different languages so they can understand each other. tree →

3) (medicine) The lingua is a rare medical word for the tongue. tree →

sense in the lessons

In language lessons it explains words like «linguist», «bilingual» and «language», which come from it. Today English is a lingua franca in many parts of the world. Phrases: «lingua franca».

examples

• «Lingua» is Latin for tongue. tree →
• English is a lingua franca for many travellers. tree →
• Swahili is a lingua franca in East Africa. tree →
• Long ago, Latin was the lingua franca of Europe. tree →
• «Bilingual» comes from «bi» (two) and «lingua» (tongue). tree →
• A linguist studies languages, from «lingua». tree →
• In the market, they spoke a lingua franca to trade. tree →
• (Italian) «Lingua» also means tongue and language in Italian. tree →

note

Not an ordinary English word alone; use «lingua franca» as a whole phrase. Say «LING-gwuh». Plural of lingua franca: lingua francas or linguae francae.

In the corpora

• A lingua franca is a shared language used between people who speak different first languages, such as Swahili in East Africa.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lingua» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.