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.

Synonyms

• Mundart
• Platt (colloquial, regional)

Derived terms

• Dialektautor
• Dialektdichter
• Dialektgruppe
• Dialektkontinuum
• Dialektliteratur
• Großdialekt

Related terms

• dialektal
• dialektisch

Further reading

• “Dialekt” in Duden online