English Explanatory Dictionary

-lect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A (language) variety.

Pronunciation

/lɛkt/

Word forms

-lect

Etymology

From the terminal element of dialect, thus representing the Ancient Greek element -λεκτος (-lektos), ultimately from λέγω (légō, “I say or speak”).

Related words

lect lectal
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