dialog

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English

Etymology

Variant of dialogue.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪəlɑɡ/

Noun

dialog (countable and uncountable, plural dialogs)

2. (computing) A dialog box.

   Alternative form: dialogue (nonstandard)
3. (sometimes proscribed) US spelling of dialogue.

Usage notes

Some style guides suggest limiting dialog to computing contexts, leaving dialogue for literary contexts.

Antonyms

• introspection
• monolog
• multilog

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Verb

dialog (third-person singular simple present dialogs, present participle dialoging, simple past and past participle dialoged)

1. US spelling of dialogue.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Goliad, algoid

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪjalok]
• Hyphenation: dia‧log

Noun

dialog m inan

1. dialog

Declension

Related terms

• See logos

Further reading

• “dialog”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dialog”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From dia- +‎ -log, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [diaˈloˀ]

Noun

dialog c (singular definite dialogen, plural indefinite dialoger)

1. dialogue

Declension

Derived terms

• dialogisk

Related terms

• monolog

References

• “dialog” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Noun

dialog (plural dialog-dialog)

1. dialog

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dyaloge, dialoge, diolag, dialok, dialogge

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːalɔɡ(ə)/, /ˈdiːalɔːɡ(ə)/

Noun

dialog (plural dialogges)

1. A literary discussion or a work written as one.
2. (rare) An organised talk between two people.

Descendants

• English: dialog, dialogue

References

• “dīalō̆g, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-20.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

dia- +‎ -log; from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγωμαι (dialégōmai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).

Noun

dialog m (definite singular dialogen, indefinite plural dialoger, definite plural dialogene)

1. dialog

Synonyms

• samtale

Derived terms

• dialogsamtale

Related terms

• monolog

References

• “dialog” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

dia- +‎ -log; from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγωμαι (dialégōmai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).

Noun

dialog m (definite singular dialogen, indefinite plural dialogar, definite plural dialogane)

1. dialog

Synonyms

• samtale

Derived terms

• dialogsamtale

Related terms

• monolog

References

• “dialog” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdja.lɔk/
• Rhymes: -alɔk
• Syllabification: dia‧log

Noun

dialog m inan

1. dialog (conversation or other discourse between individuals)

   Synonym: rozmowa

Declension

Further reading

• dialog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dialog in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dialogue.

Noun

dialog n (plural dialoguri)

1. dialog

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

dia- +‎ -log

Pronunciation

Noun

dialog c

1. dialog

Declension