Regiolekt

German

Etymology

Region +‎ -lekt (“-lect”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʁe.ɡi̯oˈlɛkt/

Noun

Regiolekt m (genitive Regiolekts or Regiolektes, plural Regiolekte)

  1. the supra-dialectal vernacular of a larger region (often a blend of dialect and standard language)
    Die ursprünglichen Dialekte werden zunehmend von Regiolekten ersetzt.
    The original dialects are increasingly replaced with regiolects.
  2. (less often) any regional dialect

Usage notes

The word is different from English regiolect, which seems to be used only in sense 2.

Declension
Declension of Regiolekt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Regiolekt die Regiolekte
genitive eines des Regiolektes,
Regiolekts		 der Regiolekte
dative einem dem Regiolekt,
Regiolekte1		 den Regiolekten
accusative einen den Regiolekt die Regiolekte
1Now uncommon, see notes

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