dialectos
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́λεκτος (diálektos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /di.aˈlek.tos/, [di.aˈɫɛk.tɔs]
Noun
dialectos f (genitive dialectī); second declension
- a dialect (a form of a language peculiar to a region)
Usage notes
- Nouns of feminine gender are relatively rare in this declension; dialectos inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek διάλεκτος.
Declension
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dialectos | dialectī |
| Genitive | dialectī | dialectōrum |
| Dative | dialectō | dialectīs |
| Accusative | dialecton | dialectōs |
| Ablative | dialectō | dialectīs |
| Vocative | dialecte | dialectī |
Descendants
References
- dĭălectos or -us in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dĭălectŏs (-us) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 518/1
- dialectos in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 15.04.04) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “dialectos” on page 536/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Spanish
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