Dialekt

See also: dialekt

German

Alternative forms
  • Dialect (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /diaˈlɛkt/
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Noun

Dialekt m (genitive Dialekts or Dialektes, plural Dialekte)

  1. dialect, regiolect

Usage notes
  • Varieties of standard German or modern colloquial German are not commonly called Dialekte. 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.

Declension
Declension of Dialekt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dialekt die Dialekte
genitive eines des Dialektes,
Dialekts		 der Dialekte
dative einem dem Dialekt,
Dialekte1		 den Dialekten
accusative einen den Dialekt die Dialekte
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Dialektautor
  • Dialektdichter
  • Dialektgruppe
  • Dialektkontinuum
  • Dialektliteratur
  • Großdialekt

Further reading
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