Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• dijalekt

Noun

dijàlekat m

1. dialect

Usage notes

• Although technically synonyms, there is a difference in the usage of narječje and dijalekt. The former is used for larger dialect clusters (e.g. Kajkavian, Chakavian, Shtokavian), while the latter tends to be used for subdivisions within them.

Synonyms

• narječje