dialecto

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /di.aˈlek.toː/, [d̪iäˈɫ̪ɛkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /di.aˈlek.to/, [d̪iäˈlɛkt̪o]

Noun

dialectō f

1. dative/ablative singular of dialectos

Portuguese

Noun

dialecto m (plural dialectos)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of dialeto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djaˈleɡto/ [d̪jaˈleɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: dia‧lec‧to

Noun

dialecto m (plural dialectos)

1. dialect
2. (Central America, Peru, colloquial) Native American language

Derived terms

• dialectal
• dialectología

 

Related terms

• dialéctico

 

Further reading

• “dialecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014