Standard Lemma guide

dialectal

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a dialect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

belonging to or characteristic of a dialect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • dialectal variation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι (dialégomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́λεκτος (dĭắlektos)bor. Latin dialectoslbor. Middle French dialectebor. English dialect English -al English dialectal From dialect + -al.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَهْجِيّ (lahjiyy) — relating to a dialect
  • Armenian: բարբառային (barbaṙayin) — relating to a dialect
  • Asturian: dialeutal — relating to a dialect
  • Asturian: dialectal — relating to a dialect
  • Belarusian: дыяле́ктны (dyjaljéktny) — relating to a dialect
  • Bulgarian: диале́ктен (dialékten) — relating to a dialect
  • Catalan: dialectal — relating to a dialect
  • Czech: nářeční — relating to a dialect
  • Esperanto: dialekta — relating to a dialect
  • Finnish: murteellinen — relating to a dialect
  • French: dialectal — relating to a dialect
  • Galician: dialectal — relating to a dialect
  • Georgian: დიალექტური (dialekṭuri) — relating to a dialect
  • Georgian: კილოკავური (ḳiloḳavuri) — relating to a dialect
  • German: mundartlich — relating to a dialect
  • German: dialektal — relating to a dialect
  • German: dialektisch — relating to a dialect
  • Hungarian: nyelvjárási — relating to a dialect
  • Irish: canúnach — relating to a dialect
  • Kazakh: диалектілік (dialektılık) — relating to a dialect
  • Polish: dialektyczny — relating to a dialect
  • Polish: dialektalny — relating to a dialect
  • Polish: dialektowy — relating to a dialect
  • Portuguese: dialetal — relating to a dialect
  • Romanian: dialectal — relating to a dialect
  • Russian: диале́ктный (dialéktnyj) — relating to a dialect
  • Russian: диалекта́льный (dialektálʹnyj) — relating to a dialect
  • Scottish Gaelic: dualchainnteach — relating to a dialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: nárječnī — relating to a dialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: dijàlekatskī — relating to a dialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: dijàlektnī — relating to a dialect
  • Slovak: nárečový — relating to a dialect
  • Spanish: dialectal — relating to a dialect
  • Swedish: dialektal — relating to a dialect
  • Ukrainian: діале́ктний (dialéktnyj) — relating to a dialect
  • Volapük: dialegik — relating to a dialect
  • Catalan: dialectal — peculiar to a dialect
  • Czech: dialektální — peculiar to a dialect
  • Czech: nářeční — peculiar to a dialect
  • Finnish: omaperäinen — peculiar to a dialect
  • Galician: dialectal — peculiar to a dialect
  • Irish: canúnach — peculiar to a dialect
  • Polish: gwarowy — peculiar to a dialect
  • Polish: dialektalny — peculiar to a dialect
  • Portuguese: dialetal — peculiar to a dialect
  • Russian: диале́ктный (dialéktnyj) — peculiar to a dialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: nárječnī — peculiar to a dialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: dijàlekatskī — peculiar to a dialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: dijàlektnī — peculiar to a dialect
  • Spanish: dialectal — peculiar to a dialect