diphthongus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dipʰˈtʰon.ɡus/, [d̪ɪpʰˈt̪ʰɔŋɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /difˈton.ɡus/, [d̪ifˈt̪ɔŋɡus]
Noun edit
diphthongus f (genitive diphthongī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | diphthongus | diphthongī |
| Genitive | diphthongī | diphthongōrum |
| Dative | diphthongō | diphthongīs |
| Accusative | diphthongum | diphthongōs |
| Ablative | diphthongō | diphthongīs |
| Vocative | diphthonge | diphthongī |
Descendants edit
- Asturian: diptongu
- Catalan: diftong
- French: diphtongue
- Italian: dittongo
- Portuguese: ditongo
- Romanian: diftong
- Spanish: diptongo
References edit
- “diphthongus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press