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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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dialectally From dialectal + -ly.
Meanings
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In a dialectal way.
[...] (though dialectally e.g. in Northern British English while is used like until in (71), so that ‘Iʼll wait while tomorrow afternoonʼ means ‘Iʼll wait until tomorrow afternoonʼ).
1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 136:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dialectally | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dialectally | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
monodialectally · intradialectally · bidialectally · interdialectally
Translations (4)
ka კილოკავურად (in a dialectal way) · pl dialektycznie (in a dialectal way) · ka დიალექტურად (in a dialectal way) · fr dialectalement (in a dialectal way)