Dialekt

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See also: dialekt

German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin dialectos/dialectus f, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος f (diálektos).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /diaˈlɛkt/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Dialekt m (strong, genitive Dialektes or Dialekts, plural Dialekte)

  1. dialect
    Synonyms: Mundart; (colloquial, regional) Platt

Usage notes[edit]

  • Varieties of standard German or modern colloquial German are not commonly called Dialekte but Regiolekte (regiolects). Moreover, the word is not commonly used for non-regional varieties of language such as Soziolekte (sociolects). This is often in contrast to the terminology of Anglophone, particularly American, linguistics.

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other lects

Further reading[edit]

  • Dialekt” in Duden online
  • Dialekt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache