different between lect vs taos

English

Etymology

Use of the compound element -lect as an independent noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?kt/
• Homophone: -lect
• Rhymes: -?kt

Noun

lect (plural lects)

1. (linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.

Usage notes

The term is used when it is not possible or preferable to decide whether something is a distinct language or only a dialect of a language.

Synonyms

• code
• idiom
• languoid
• variety

Hyponyms

• chronolect (a diachronically defined lect)
• sublect
• topolect (a geographically defined lect)

Derived terms

• lectal

Related terms

• acrolect
• basilect
• dialect
• ethnolect
• idiolect
• mesolect
• regiolect
• sociolect

Translations

See also

• -lect

Anagrams

• CELT, Celt, celt

English

Noun

taos

1. plural of tao

Anagrams

• OTAs, SOTA, Sato, Sota, Tsao, as to, oast, oats, stoa, toas, tosa

Finnish

Etymology

takoa (“to forge”) +? -os

Noun

taos

1. That which has been forged, any product of the work of a blacksmith.

Declension

Anagrams

• Atso, osat, osta, otsa, sato, sota, stoa, taso, tosa

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /t??e?s?/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /t??i?s?/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish táes, from Old Irish taís, from Proto-Celtic *taistos.

Noun

taos m (genitive singular taois)

1. dough
2. paste

   Synonym: leafaos

Declension

Derived terms

• taos fiacla
• taos géar

Etymology 2

A rebracketing of t-aos.

Noun

taos m (genitive singular taosa)

1. Alternative form of aos

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• "taos" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “taos” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “taos” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

References