regiolect

English

Etymology

Blend of region +‎ dialect.

Noun

regiolect (plural regiolects)

1. A lect spoken in a particular geographical region.

   Synonyms: regionalect, geolect, topolect

Derived terms

• regiolectal
• regiolectally
• regiolectic

Translations

Translations

• Afrikaans: regiolek, geolek, streekstaal
• Danish: regiolekt c
• Dutch: regiolect (nl) n, streektaal (nl) f
• French: régiolecte (fr) m
• German: Regiolekt (de) m, Regionalsprache (de) f, regionale Umgangssprache f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: regiolekt m

  Nynorsk: regiolekt m or f

• Polish: regiolekt (pl) m
• Russian: региоле́кт (ru) m (regiolékt)
• Swedish: regiolekt c

See also

• dialect
• patois
• standard language

Dutch

Etymology

Blend of regio +‎ dialect, possibly influenced by English. The sense is that of German Regiolekt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

regiolect n (plural regiolecten, diminutive regiolectje n)

1. a colloquial variety of a standard language spoken in a particular region and influenced by the native dialect (thus an intermediate form between standard and dialect)

   Synonym: streektaal

Derived terms

• regiolectisch

See also

• stadsdialect
• patois
• dialect
• tussentaal
• standaardtaal