pentaglotn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛntəɡlɒt/, U.S.

/ˈpɛn(t)əˌɡlɑt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pentaglottos, pentaglottus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pentaglottos, noun (1546 in a work title) and adjective (a1549 as pentaglottus; 1612 in the title of Lexicon Pentaglotton , a work by V. Schindler: see quot. 1727 at sense A.) < penta- penta- comb. form + ancient Greek γλῶττα tongue (see gloss n.¹; compare -glot comb. form). Compare earlier pentaglottical adj., and also earlier polyglot adj., polyglot n.

Now rare.

A. n.

A work written in or dealing with five different languages.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > other spec.

defence1546

paradox1594

secret history1650

pentaglot1727

morceau1748

murdering piece1797

pièce de circonstance1830

national epic1841

scholarly edition1850

cantefable1903

chantefable1937

1727 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Many Memorable Things II. xiv. 365 It seems to be deriv'd from the Hebrew Word Saphri which (according to Schindler in his Pentaglot) signifies [etc.].

1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Pentaglot, a work in five different languages.

1996 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 59 402/1 The relevant entry in the Pentaglot is, like other entries, unannotated.

B. adj.

Of a dictionary or other work: relating to or composed in five languages.

ΚΠ

1732 S. Palmer Gen. Hist. Printing xiii. 262 An eminent Printer undertook to print the Pentaglot psalter of Augustin Justinian.

1796 P. Lynch (title) The Pentaglot Preceptor; or elementary institutes of the English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Irish Languages.

1845 S. Palmer (title) A Pentaglot Dictionary of the terms employed in anatomy, physiology, pathology, practical medicine, surgery, [etc.].

1885 A. Thom et al. (title) Emmanuel: both the germ and the outcome of the Scriptural alphabets..; with an appendix of individual analogues. A pentaglot miniature.

1961 (title) Pentaglot dictionary of Buddhist terms in Sanskrit, Tibetan, Manchurian, Mongolian and Chinese.

1996 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 59 402/1 I do not understand Rozycki's further remark that the Wu-t'i (i.e. the well-known Pentaglot dictionary) suggests that the borrowing is from Manchu into Mongol.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pentaglot
释义	pentaglotn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɛntəɡlɒt/, U.S. /ˈpɛn(t)əˌɡlɑt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pentaglottos, pentaglottus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pentaglottos, noun (1546 in a work title) and adjective (a1549 as pentaglottus; 1612 in the title of Lexicon Pentaglotton , a work by V. Schindler: see quot. 1727 at sense A.) < penta- penta- comb. form + ancient Greek γλῶττα tongue (see gloss n.¹; compare -glot comb. form). Compare earlier pentaglottical adj., and also earlier polyglot adj., polyglot n. Now rare. A. n. A work written in or dealing with five different languages. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > other spec. defence1546 paradox1594 secret history1650 pentaglot1727 morceau1748 murdering piece1797 pièce de circonstance1830 national epic1841 scholarly edition1850 cantefable1903 chantefable1937 1727 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Many Memorable Things II. xiv. 365 It seems to be deriv'd from the Hebrew Word Saphri which (according to Schindler in his Pentaglot) signifies [etc.]. 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Pentaglot, a work in five different languages. 1996 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 59 402/1 The relevant entry in the Pentaglot is, like other entries, unannotated. B. adj. Of a dictionary or other work: relating to or composed in five languages. ΚΠ 1732 S. Palmer Gen. Hist. Printing xiii. 262 An eminent Printer undertook to print the Pentaglot psalter of Augustin Justinian. 1796 P. Lynch (title) The Pentaglot Preceptor; or elementary institutes of the English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Irish Languages. 1845 S. Palmer (title) A Pentaglot Dictionary of the terms employed in anatomy, physiology, pathology, practical medicine, surgery, [etc.]. 1885 A. Thom et al. (title) Emmanuel: both the germ and the outcome of the Scriptural alphabets..; with an appendix of individual analogues. A pentaglot miniature. 1961 (title) Pentaglot dictionary of Buddhist terms in Sanskrit, Tibetan, Manchurian, Mongolian and Chinese. 1996 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 59 402/1 I do not understand Rozycki's further remark that the Wu-t'i (i.e. the well-known Pentaglot dictionary) suggests that the borrowing is from Manchu into Mongol. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1727
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