dialog

dialog

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English

Alternative forms

  • dialogue

Etymology

From Middle English dialog (A literary discussion or a work written as one), from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, conversation, discourse), from διά (diá, through, inter) + λόγος (lógos, speech, oration, discourse), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, to converse), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, to speak).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dialog (countable and uncountable, plural dialogs) (American spelling)

  1. A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
  2. In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
  3. A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
  4. (computing) A dialog box.

Antonyms

  • introspection
  • monolog
  • multilog

Derived terms

Related terms

  • dialect
  • dialectic

Translations

Verb

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

  1. (American spelling, informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

Translations

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, 1935–1957
  • dialog in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Indonesian

Noun

dialog (first-person possessive dialogku, second-person possessive dialogmu, third-person possessive dialognya)

  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 (US) or dialogue

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 (US) or dialogue

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. dialogue

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

dia- +‎ -log

Pronunciation

Noun

dialog c

  1. dialog

Declension

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