Diachronic

/ˌdaɪəˈkrɒnɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to changes in a language or phenomenon over time, rather than at a single point in time.

Etymology

From Greek 'dia-' (through/across) + 'chronos' (time), literally 'across time,' contrasting with 'synchronic' (at one time).

Kelly Says

Diachronic analysis explains why English sounds so different from Old English—words slowly shift meaning and pronunciation like the Mississippi River gradually changing course, and you only notice by looking back centuries.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲያክሮኒክ
dee-a-khro-nik
ARالعربية
دائري
day-ree
BNবাংলা
সময়ের সাথে
samay-er-sa-the
CACatalà
diacrònic
dee-a-kro-nik
CSČeština
diachronický
dee-a-khro-ni-cky
DADansk
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
DEDeutsch
diachronisch
dee-a-khro-ni-sh
ELΕλληνικά
διαχρονικός
dee-a-khro-nee-kos
ESEspañol
diacrónico
dee-a-kro-nee-ko
FAفارسی
دایاکرونیک
dai-a-kro-nik
FISuomi
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
FRFrançais
diachronique
dee-a-kro-nee-k
GUGU
ડાયેક્રોનિક
dai-e-kro-nik
HAHA
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
HEעברית
דיאכרוני
dee-a-khro-nee
HIहिन्दी
समय-निष्ठ
samay-nishth
HUMagyar
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
IDBahasa Indonesia
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
IGIG
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
ITItaliano
diachronico
dee-a-kro-nee-ko
JA日本語
ジアクロニック
jia-kuro-nikku
KKKK
диахроник
dee-a-khro-nik
KMKM
ឌីអាខរ៉ូនិច
dee-a-khae-ro-nik
KO한국어
역사적
yi-sa-jeok
MRMR
डायक्रोनिक
dai-ak-ro-nik
MSBahasa Melayu
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
MYမြန်မာ
ဒိယာခရိုနစ်
dee-a-khae-ni-t
NLNederlands
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
NONorsk
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
PAPA
ਡਾਈਏਕ੍ਰੋਨਿਕ
dai-ae-kro-nik
PLPolski
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
PTPortuguês
diacrônico
dee-a-kro-nee-ko
RORomână
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
RUРусский
диахронический
dee-a-khro-nee-cheskiy
SVSvenska
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
SWKiswahili
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
TAதமிழ்
நேரத்திற்கு
neera-thir-kku
TEతెలుగు
కాలానుగుణంగా
kaala-anu-guna-nga
THไทย
ไดอักโบรนิก
dai-a-kro-nik
TLTL
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
TRTürkçe
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
UKУкраїнська
діахронічний
dee-a-khro-nee-chnyy
URاردو
ڈائیکرونک
dai-e-kro-nik
VITiếng Việt
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
YOYO
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik
ZH中文
历时性的
lì shí xìng de
ZUZU
diachronic
dee-a-khro-nik

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