Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Nominal form of the verb φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai, to utter a sound, raise one's voice).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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φθόγγος (phthóngosm (genitive φθόγγου); second declension

  1. a sound or voice

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: phthongus

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φθέγγομαι (> DER > 4. φθόγγος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1568-9

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