דיפֿטאָנג

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”). Compare Belarusian дыфто́нг (dyftónh), German Diphthong, Lithuanian diftongas, Polish dyftong, Russian дифто́нг (diftóng), Ukrainian дифто́нг (dyftónh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪfˈtɔŋɡ/

Noun

דיפֿטאָנג • (diftong) m, plural דיפֿטאָנגען (diftongen)

1. (linguistics, phonetics) diphthong

   Synonym: צווייקלאַנג (tsveyklang)

Derived terms

• דיפֿטאָנגיש (diftongish)

Related terms

• מאָנאָפֿטאָנג (monoftong)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “דיפֿטאָנג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].