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German
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dialectos/dialectus f, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος f (diálektos).
Pronunciation
Noun
Dialekt m (strong, genitive Dialektes or Dialekts, plural Dialekte)
- dialect
- Synonyms: Mundart; (colloquial, regional) Platt
Usage notes
- Varieties of standard German or modern colloquial German are not commonly called Dialekte but Regiolekte (“regiolects”). Moreover, the word is not commonly used for non-regional varieties of language such as Soziolekte (“sociolects”). This is often in contrast to the terminology of Anglophone, particularly American, linguistics.
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Further reading
- “Dialekt” in Duden online
- “Dialekt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache