Diptychon

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίπτυχον (díptukhon), neuter singular of δίπτυχος (díptukhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪptɪçɔn/, /ˈdɪptʏçɔn/
• Hyphenation: Di‧p‧ty‧chon

Noun

Diptychon n (strong, genitive Diptychons, plural Diptycha or Diptychen)

1. (art) diptych

Declension

Declension of Diptychon [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Diptychon	die	Diptycha, Diptychen
genitive	eines	des	Diptychons	der	Diptycha, Diptychen
dative	einem	dem	Diptychon	den	Diptycha, Diptychen
accusative	ein	das	Diptychon	die	Diptycha, Diptychen

Related terms

• Polyptychon
• Triptychon

Further reading

• “Diptychon” in Duden online
• “Diptychon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache