colloquial
English
/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/, /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/
adj
Definitions
- (linguistics) Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
- Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
Etymology
Derived from Latin colloquium (conversation, conference).
Origin
Latin
colloquium
Gloss
conversation, conference
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- colloquialese English
- colloquialisation English
- colloquialise English
- colloquialism English
- colloquialist English
- colloquiality English
- colloquialization English
- colloquialize English
- colloquially English
- colloquialness English
- collega Latin
- colloquium Latin
- colloquor Latin
- kollokvium Hungarian
- colloquio Italian
- colloque French
- коллоквиум Russian
- kolokwialny Polish
- col·loquial Catalan, Valencian
- samensprake Middle Dutch