See also: diftongā

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian дифтонг (diftong).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

diftonga

  1. (phonetics) diphthong
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Sloga voip alkua vokalaal ja diftongaal.
      A syllable may start with a vowel and a diphthong.

Declension edit

Declension of diftonga (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative diftonga diftongat
genitive diftongan diftongoin
partitive diftongaa diftongoja
illative diftongaa diftongoihe
inessive diftongaas diftongois
elative diftongast diftongoist
allative diftongalle diftongoille
adessive diftongaal diftongoil
ablative diftongalt diftongoilt
translative diftongaks diftongoiks
essive diftonganna, diftongaan diftongoinna, diftongoin
exessive1) diftongant diftongoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References edit

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11

Latvian edit

Noun edit

diftonga m

  1. genitive singular of diftongs

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French diphtonguer.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

a diftonga (third-person singular present diftonghează, past participle diftongat) 1st conj.

  1. to diphthongize

Conjugation edit

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