Catalan

Noun

dialecte m ‎(plural dialectes)

1. dialect

Related terms

• dialectal

French

Etymology

Learned loan from Latin dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος ‎(diálektos).

Pronunciation

Noun

dialecte m ‎(plural dialectes)

1. (linguistics) language socially subordinate to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate to the standard, but not a variety of it or in any other sense derived from it
2. (colloquial) dialect

Usage notes

• The first meaning is technical and widely used in linguistic literature. Under the influence of English and translations, the word has also acquired the second, non-technical meaning; instead, technical literature prefers the expression français régional (or "any language" + régional).

Anagrams

• décelait
• délicate

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /di.aˈlek.te/, [di.aˈɫɛk.tɛ]

Noun

dialecte f

1. vocative singular of dialectos