dijalekt

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• dijalekat

Noun

dijàlekt m (Cyrillic spelling дија̀лект)

1. (Croatia) dialect

   Synonym: narječje

Usage notes

• Although technically synonyms, there is a difference in the usage of narječje and dijalekt. The former is used for larger dialect clusters (e.g. Kajkavian, Chakavian, Shtokavian), while the latter tends to be used for subdivisions within them.