moresprachige

Moresprachige is a nonstandard German term that is not listed in standard dictionaries. It appears to be a misspelling or a deliberate neologism derived from mehrsprachige, the common German adjective meaning multilingual. The formation would resemble the pattern where mehr- (more) combines with sprache (language) to describe the ability or presence of multiple languages. However, moresprachige is not widely attested and is generally considered nonstandard.

Meaning and usage

If used, moresprachige would typically aim to convey “more languages” or “multilingual” in a concise compound form. Because it lacks canonical status, its exact meaning can be ambiguous and may vary with context. In formal writing, it is advisable to avoid this form and instead use standard expressions such as mehrsprachig (multilingual), oder mehrsprachige Personen, Gemeinschaften, oder Systeme (multilingual people, communities, or systems).

Editorial guidance

In edited text, moresprachige is usually corrected to the standard term. For nouns describing groups or technologies, the correct forms are mehrsprachige (plural) or mehrsprachige Gemeinschaft, mehrsprachige Software, etc., or the adjective mehrsprachig in the singular or masculine/feminine forms as appropriate.

Related concepts

The standard German term for the concept is Mehrsprachigkeit (multilingualism). Related topics include code-switching, language policy, and multilingual communication.

See also

Mehrsprachigkeit; Mehrsprachigkeit in linguistics; Bilingualism and multilingualism.