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interdialectal

interdialectal adjective: between dialects.

Adjective

interdialectal (not comparable)

  1. Between dialects.
    • interdialectal variation
    • Wagner argues that most of the Sardinian forms presented above are interdialectal loans from lóssi̯a (8: Milis). Vendors from Milis and its surroundings, where reeds and rushes are common, would have travelled the island to sell their woven mats, thus dispersing their word for it.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 360

Origin of interdialectal

From inter- + dialectal.

Questions about interdialectal

What does interdialectal mean?
Interdialectal means between dialects.
What part of speech is interdialectal?
Interdialectal is an adjective.

Words near interdialectal in the dictionary

  1. interdevour
  2. interdevoured
  3. interdevouring
  4. interdevours
  5. interdialect
  6. interdialectal
  7. interdialectally
  8. interdialects
  9. interdialytic
  10. interdiaphragm
  11. interdiastemal

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