dialectal

ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl

Definition

Definition of dialectal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

language

TECH.

related to a specific dialect

TECH.

The dialectal expressions vary across regions.

regional

vernacular

linguistics

TECH.

characteristic of a nonstandard language variety

TECH.

Her dialectal accent was noticeable.

regional

vernacular

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Origin of dialectal

Greek, dialektos (discourse)

Terms with dialectal included in their meaning

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ask

reptile

lizard or newt in dialectal use

chap

commerce

customer or buyer in dialectal use

spank

dialectal

leap or bound

roo

UK dialectal

state of peace or quietness

afeared

adj.

dialectal

feeling fear or apprehension

attercop

ill-natured person

peevish or ill-natured person, especially in dialectal use

diaphone

phonology

all dialectal variants of a phoneme considered together

fook

dialect

dialectal variant of 'folk'

Examples of dialectal in a sentence

Her dialectal accent was hard to understand.
The dialectal differences were studied by the linguist.
Dialectal expressions can vary widely across regions.

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French:dialectal, ...
German:dialektal, regionalsprachlich, ...
Italian:dialettale, ...
Spanish:dialectal, ...
Portuguese:dialetal, regional, ...
Chinese:方言的, 土语的, ...
Japanese:方言の, 訛りのある, ...
Arabic:لَهْجِيّ, دِيَالِكْتِيّ, ...
Hebrew:דִּיאַלֶקְטִי, דִּיאַלֶקְטִי, ...
Russian:диалектный, ...
Ukrainian:діалектний, говірковий, ...
Hindi:बोलचाल, बोलचाल का, ...
Bengali:উপভাষাগত, বৈশিষ্ট্যপূর্ণ ভাষাগত, ...
Catalan:de dialecte, dialectal, ...
Czech:dialektální, ...
Danish:dialektal, ...
Dutch:dialectaal, dialectgebonden, ...
Greek:διαλεκτικός, ...
Hungarian:nyelvjárási, tájnyelvi, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងគ្រាមភាសា, បែបគ្រាមភាសា, ...
Korean:방언의, 사투리의, ...
Persian:گویشی, غیر استاندارد, ...
Polish:dialektalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):dialetal, ...
Romanian:dialectal, ...
Swedish:dialektal, ...
Thai:ภาษาถิ่น, ท้องถิ่น, ...
Turkish:lehçeye özgü, ...
Vietnamese:theo phương ngữ, địa phương, ...

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