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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈlɛk.tu/ [d͡ʒɪ.aˈlɛk.tu], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈlɛk.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈlɛk.tu/ [d͡ʒɪ.aˈlɛk.tu], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈlɛk.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈlɛk.to/ [d͡ʒɪ.aˈlɛk.to], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈlɛk.to/

• Hyphenation: di‧a‧lec‧to

Noun

dialecto m (plural dialectos)

1. (Brazil, rare) Alternative form of dialeto
2. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10