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dialectal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι (dialégomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́λεκτος (dĭắlektos)bor. Latin dialectoslbor. Middle French dialectebor. English dialect Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dialectal From dialect + -al.

Meanings

1. Of or relating to a dialect.
2. Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.
   • Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion. 1908, “lay v.¹”, in James A. H. Murray et al., editors, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 1, London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 128:

Forms

Deriveds

transdialectal · dialectality · multidialectal · monodialectal · interdialectal · intradialectal · non-dialectal · semidialectal · nondialectal · pandialectal · bidialectal · extradialectal · dialectally · adialectal

Relateds

dialectical · lectal

Translations (50)

ga canúnach (relating to a dialect) · pl gwarowy (peculiar to a dialect) · gl dialectal (peculiar to a dialect) · sh dijàlekatskī (relating to a dialect) · gd dualchainnteach (relating to a dialect) · ro dialectal (relating to a dialect) · pt dialetal (relating to a dialect) · cs nářeční (relating to a dialect) · eo dialekta (relating to a dialect) · sh dijàlekatskī (peculiar to a dialect) · pl dialektyczny (relating to a dialect) · sk nárečový (relating to a dialect) · hy բարբառային (relating to a dialect) · pl dialektowy (relating to a dialect) · sh dijàlektnī (peculiar to a dialect) · cs nářeční (peculiar to a dialect) · ar لَهْجِيّ (relating to a dialect) · ca dialectal (relating to a dialect) · cs dialektální (peculiar to a dialect) · hu nyelvjárási (relating to a dialect) · ast dialeutal (relating to a dialect) · de dialektisch (relating to a dialect) · es dialectal (relating to a dialect) · fr dialectal (relating to a dialect) · ru диале́ктный (peculiar to a dialect) · ru диале́ктный (relating to a dialect) · ca dialectal (peculiar to a dialect) · be дыяле́ктны (relating to a dialect) · ast dialectal (relating to a dialect) · sv dialektal (relating to a dialect) · uk діале́ктний (relating to a dialect) · fi omaperäinen (peculiar to a dialect) · sh dijàlektnī (relating to a dialect) · ga canúnach (peculiar to a dialect) · ka კილოკავური (relating to a dialect) · pl dialektalny (relating to a dialect) · de mundartlich (relating to a dialect) · vo dialegik (relating to a dialect) · pt dialetal (peculiar to a dialect) · sh nárječnī (peculiar to a dialect) · fi murteellinen (relating to a dialect) · ka დიალექტური (relating to a dialect) · pl dialektalny (peculiar to a dialect) · es dialectal (peculiar to a dialect) · gl dialectal (relating to a dialect) · sh nárječnī (relating to a dialect) · de dialektal (relating to a dialect) · ru диалекта́льный (relating to a dialect) · bg диале́ктен (relating to a dialect) · kk диалектілік (relating to a dialect)