Explore Interlingua through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Interlingua meaning
- A constructed interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951.
- Latino sine flexione, a simplified version of Latin by Giuseppe Peano
Synonyms of Interlingua
Using Interlingua
- The main meaning on this page is: A constructed interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951. | Latino sine flexione, a simplified version of Latin by Giuseppe Peano
- Useful related words include: artificial language.
- In the example corpus, interlingua often appears in combinations such as: interlingua has, of interlingua, the interlingua.
Context around Interlingua
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Interlingua
- In this selection, "interlingua" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pro, existing, name, umi, vocabulary and today stand out and add context to how "interlingua" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include academia pro interlingua where interlingua and believes that interlingua will become. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "interlingua" sits close to words such as abner, acquit and adamantly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with interlingua
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Interlingua Grammar suggests that Interlingua has a small number of irregularities. (12 words)
By contrast, Interlingua (1951) has greatly surpassed Ido in terms of popularity. (12 words)
English proximity, for example, gives support to Interlingua proxime, meaning 'near, close'. (12 words)
Whether or not one believes that a language for all humanity is possible, whether or not one believes that Interlingua will become such a language is totally irrelevant from the point of view of Interlingua itself. (36 words)
Another symbol of Interlingua is a globe surrounded by twelve stars on a black or blue background, echoing the twelve stars of the Flag of Europe (because the source languages of Interlingua are purely European). (35 words)
The former Occidentalist Ric Berger founded The Union Mundial pro Interlingua ( UMI ) in 1955, and by the late 1950s, interest in Interlingua in Europe had already begun to overtake that in North America. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Interlingua has some active speakers currently on all continents, and the language is propagated by the Union Mundial pro Interlingua (UMI), and Interlingua is presented on CDs, radio, and television.
Another symbol of Interlingua is a globe surrounded by twelve stars on a black or blue background, echoing the twelve stars of the Flag of Europe (because the source languages of Interlingua are purely European).
Impressed by Peano's Interlingua, the Akademi Internasional de Lingu Universal effectively chose to abandon Idiom Neutral in favor of Peano's Interlingua in 1908, and it elected Peano as its director.
Interlingua today : See also: Community, below Today, interest in Interlingua has expanded from the scientific community to the general public.
Interlingua was developed to combine a simple, mostly regular grammar See Gopsill, F. P. Interlingua: A course for beginners.
Notes on Interlingua vocabulary New words can be derived internally – that is, from existing Interlingua words – or extracted from the control languages in the manner of the original vocabulary.
The former Occidentalist Ric Berger founded The Union Mundial pro Interlingua ( UMI ) in 1955, and by the late 1950s, interest in Interlingua in Europe had already begun to overtake that in North America.
The Interlingua Grammar suggests that Interlingua has a small number of irregularities.
The name of the group then was changed to Academia pro Interlingua (where Interlingua stands for Peano's language).
Whether or not one believes that a language for all humanity is possible, whether or not one believes that Interlingua will become such a language is totally irrelevant from the point of view of Interlingua itself.
Accordingly, the very name "Interlingua" was kept, yet a distinct abbreviation was adopted: IA instead of IL.
A related point of criticism is that Interlingua's credential as being Standard Average European is too weak outside the Romance languages.
Between the mid-1950s and the late 1970s, some thirty scientific and especially medical journals provided article summaries in Interlingua.
By contrast, Interlingua (1951) has greatly surpassed Ido in terms of popularity.
Community It is not certain how many people have an active knowledge of Interlingua.
Constructed languages and international auxiliary languages main Constructed international auxiliary languages such as Esperanto and Interlingua (even those that have native speakers ) are not generally considered natural languages.
Conversely, Interlingua distinguishes singular nouns from plural nouns because all the control languages do.
Eligibility main A word, that is a form with meaning, is eligible for the Interlingua vocabulary if it is verified by at least three of the four primary control languages.
English proximity, for example, gives support to Interlingua proxime, meaning 'near, close'.
Form The form of an Interlingua word is considered an international prototype with respect to the other words.
Common combinations with interlingua
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- interlingua has 9×
- of interlingua 8×
- the interlingua 6×
- in interlingua 6×
- pro interlingua 4×
- interlingua is 4×
- interlingua was 4×
- and interlingua 3×
- peano's interlingua 3×
- interlingua words 3×