διάλεκτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “I discuss”) +‎ -τος (-tos), from δῐᾰ́ (dĭắ, “through”) + λέγω (légō, “I speak”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῐᾰ́λεκτος • (dĭắlektos) f (genitive δῐᾰλέκτου); second declension

  1. discourse, conversation
  2. manner of speech, language
  3. dialect, accent
    ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος ― hē koinḕ diálektos ― the common dialect

Declension

Second declension of ἡ δῐᾰ́λεκτος; τῆς δῐᾰλέκτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δῐᾰ́λεκτος
hē dĭắlektos 		τὼ δῐᾰλέκτω
tṑ dĭăléktō 		αἱ δῐᾰ́λεκτοι
hai dĭắlektoi
Genitive τῆς δῐᾰλέκτου
tês dĭăléktou 		τοῖν δῐᾰλέκτοιν
toîn dĭăléktoin 		τῶν δῐᾰλέκτων
tôn dĭăléktōn
Dative τῇ δῐᾰλέκτῳ
tēî dĭăléktōi 		τοῖν δῐᾰλέκτοιν
toîn dĭăléktoin 		ταῖς δῐᾰλέκτοις
taîs dĭăléktois
Accusative τὴν δῐᾰ́λεκτον
tḕn dĭắlekton 		τὼ δῐᾰλέκτω
tṑ dĭăléktō 		τᾱ̀ς δῐᾰλέκτους
tā̀s dĭăléktous
Vocative δῐᾰ́λεκτε
dĭắlekte 		δῐᾰλέκτω
dĭăléktō 		δῐᾰ́λεκτοι
dĭắlektoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: διάλεκτος (diálektos)
  • → Latin: dialectos

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́λεκτος (dĭắlektos).

Noun

διάλεκτος • (diálektos) f (plural διάλεκτοι or διάλεκτες)

  1. dialect (of a language)

Declension

Declension of διάλεκτος
singular plural
nominative διάλεκτος (diálektos) διάλεκτοι (diálektoi)
genitive διαλέκτου (dialéktou) διαλέκτων (dialékton)
accusative διάλεκτο (diálekto) διαλέκτους (dialéktous)
vocative διάλεκτε (diálekte)
διάλεκτο (diálekto) 		διάλεκτοι (diálektoi)

There is an alternative nominative and accusative plural: διάλεκτες (diálektes)

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