subvariety en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁wh₂-s-? Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós ▲ Proto-Italic *-jōsinflu. Proto-Italic *-jos Proto-Italic *wasios? Latin varius Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin varietās Middle French varietéder. ▲ Latin varietās ▲ Latin -tās Old French -tebor. Middle English -te English -ty English variety English subvariety From sub- + variety.
Meanings
- A secondary or subsidiary variety. ▸ A subset of a variety which is itself a variety.
- A secondary or subsidiary variety. ▸ A subordinate language variety.
- A rank below that of variety.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subvarieties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
fi alamuunnos (rank in a taxonomic classification) · cs pododrůda (rank in a taxonomic classification)