Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patrilect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-trilect
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The language or dialect spoken by the patriclan.

Example Sentences

"Patrilect is a marker of patriclan membership and thus a symbol of identity."
"Second, speakers are always familiar with at least two languages (patrilect and matrilect) and typically more."
"Sui children rapidly learn to distinguish these clan-related dialects; young children may speak a mix of matrilect and patrilect, but older children and teenagers are almost fully patrilectal (Stanford, 2008b)."

Etymology

From patri- + -lect.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: patri
Root: *peh₂-
Suffix: lect

Inflected Forms

patrilects (plural)

Derived Forms

patrilectal

Antonyms

matrilect

Questions

What does patrilect mean?: The language or dialect spoken by the patriclan.
Where does patrilect come from?: From patri- + -lect.

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