dialekt

Danish

[d̥iaˈlɛɡ̊d̥]

noun
Definitions
  • dialect local variety of language

Etymology

Derived from Latin dialectus (local language, way of speaking, conversation) derived from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (conversation, the language of a country a place a nation, the local idiom which derives from a dominant language, speech, talk, way of speaking), διά (through, because of, during, over) + Ancient Greek λέγω (say, speak, choose, gather, pick up, reason, count, I speak, pick, I mean, compute, I choose, tell, reckon).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λέγω

Gloss

say, speak, choose, gather, pick up, reason, count, I speak, pick, I mean, compute, I choose, tell, reckon

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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