Lect vs Tect - What's the difference?
lect | tect |
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or : a language or a dialect.
* 1980 , Frederick B. Agard, The Genealogy of the French Language'', published in ''Contributions to historical linguistics (ISBN 90-04-06130-4), page 222:
(obsolete, rare, construed as a past participle) ; (l).
??†?Tect,''' ''ppl. a.''?''Obs. rare.''?[ad. L. ''tect-us'', pa. pple. of ''teg?re'' to cover.]?Covered, hidden.?(Const. as pa. pple.?See also Tectly.)?So †?'''Te·cted.'''?[¶?'''''c'' 1440''' ''Pallad. on Husb.'' vi. 180 With chaf or fern this boordis do be tecte.?''Ibid.'' viii. 79 The tuppe is chosun fair of altitude, Ywombed side, and tecte in whitest wolle.?'''''c'' 1557''' Abp. Parker ''Ps.'' cxv. 332 Why els no doubt, the Heathen sect, Would say where is their God so tect??'''1657 Tomlinson ''Renou’s Disp. 459 The shells wherewith they are tected. * “
??†?Tect,''' ''sb.''?''Obs. rare''?—?1.?[ad. L. ''tect-um'' roof, prop. neut. of ''tectus'', pa. pple. ‘covered’: see next.]?A roof.?In comb. '''te·ct-demo·lished''' ''a.'', having the roof demolished, disroofed.?[¶?'''1632 ?Lithgow ''Trav. x. 432 Tect-demolished Churches, vnpassable Bridges. * “
As nouns the difference between lect and tect
is that lect is (linguistics|sociolinguistics) a specific form of a language or : a language or a dialect while tect is (obsolete|rare) a (l).As an adjective tect is
(obsolete|rare|construed as a past participle) ; (l).lect
English
(wikipedia lect)Noun
(en noun)- These, together with (some) Romansh lects', belong to our West Rhaetian; the /?/ also supported by two '''lects''' from the Ticino which by our criteria are NWIt, and by the partially umlauting '''lects''' of Lombardy which together with (some) Engadine ' lects belong to our East Rhaetian.
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
* varietyDerived terms
* lectaltect
English
Etymology 1
From the (etyl) tecte, from the (etyl) .Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* (l) (obsolete) * (l)References
* “†?Tect, ppl. a.'']” listed on page 137 of volume IX, part II (Su–Th), § ii (T) of '''' [1st ed., 1919]
??†?Tect,''' ''ppl. a.''?''Obs. rare.''?[ad. L. ''tect-us'', pa. pple. of ''teg?re'' to cover.]?Covered, hidden.?(Const. as pa. pple.?See also Tectly.)?So †?'''Te·cted.'''?[¶?'''''c'' 1440''' ''Pallad. on Husb.'' vi. 180 With chaf or fern this boordis do be tecte.?''Ibid.'' viii. 79 The tuppe is chosun fair of altitude, Ywombed side, and tecte in whitest wolle.?'''''c'' 1557''' Abp. Parker ''Ps.'' cxv. 332 Why els no doubt, the Heathen sect, Would say where is their God so tect??'''1657 Tomlinson ''Renou’s Disp. 459 The shells wherewith they are tected. * “
†tect, ppl. a.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989
Etymology 2
From the (etyl) ; see above.References
* “†?Tect, sb.'']” listed on page 137 of volume IX, part II (Su–Th), § ii (T) of ''A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles'' [1st ed., 1919]
??†?Tect,''' ''sb.''?''Obs. rare''?—?1.?[ad. L. ''tect-um'' roof, prop. neut. of ''tectus'', pa. pple. ‘covered’: see next.]?A roof.?In comb. '''te·ct-demo·lished''' ''a.'', having the roof demolished, disroofed.?[¶?'''1632 ?Lithgow ''Trav. x. 432 Tect-demolished Churches, vnpassable Bridges. * “
†tect, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989