Meanings
adjectivedialectal (comparative more dialectal, superlative most dialectal)
comparative more dialectal · superlative most dialectal
- Of or relating to a dialect.
- Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.
Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion.
1908, “lay v.¹”, in James A. H. Murray et al., editors, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 1, London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 128
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*léǵ-e-ti
- Proto-Hellenic*légō
- Ancient Greekλέγω (légō)
- Ancient Greekδιαλέγομαι (dialégomai)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́λεκτος (dĭắlektos)
- Latindialecto
- Middle Frenchdialecte
- Englishdialect
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdialectal
Translations
Arabic لَهْجِيّ
- لَهْجِيّ (lahjiyy)relating to a dialect
Bulgarian диале́ктен
- диале́ктен (dialékten)relating to a dialect
Catalan dialectal, dialectal
- dialectalrelating to a dialect
- dialectalpeculiar to a dialect
Czech nářeční, dialektální
- nářečnírelating to a dialect
- dialektálnípeculiar to a dialect
- nářečnípeculiar to a dialect
Esperanto dialekta
- dialektarelating to a dialect
Finnish murteellinen, omaperäinen
- murteellinenrelating to a dialect
- omaperäinenpeculiar to a dialect
French dialectal
- dialectalrelating to a dialect
German mundartlich, dialektal
- mundartlichrelating to a dialect
- dialektalrelating to a dialect
- dialektischrelating to a dialect
Hungarian nyelvjárási
- nyelvjárásirelating to a dialect
Irish canúnach, canúnach
- canúnachrelating to a dialect
- canúnachpeculiar to a dialect
Polish dialektyczny, dialektalny
- dialektycznyrelating to a dialect
- dialektalnyrelating to a dialect
- dialektowyrelating to a dialect
- gwarowypeculiar to a dialect
- dialektalnypeculiar to a dialect
Portuguese dialetal, dialetal
- dialetalrelating to a dialect
- dialetalpeculiar to a dialect
Romanian dialectal
- dialectalrelating to a dialect
Russian диале́ктный, диалекта́льный
- диале́ктный (dialéktnyj)relating to a dialect
- диалекта́льный (dialektálʹnyj)relating to a dialect
- диале́ктный (dialéktnyj)peculiar to a dialect
Scottish Gaelic dualchainnteach
- dualchainnteachrelating to a dialect
Slovak nárečový
- nárečovýrelating to a dialect
Spanish dialectal, dialectal
- dialectalrelating to a dialect
- dialectalpeculiar to a dialect
Swedish dialektal
- dialektalrelating to a dialect
Ukrainian діале́ктний
- діале́ктний (dialéktnyj)relating to a dialect
Cite this entry
APA
dialectal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialectal
MLA
“dialectal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialectal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dialectal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialectal.
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