diftonga

See also: diftongā

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дифтонг (diftong).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈdiftoŋɡɑ/, [ˈdiftŏ̞ŋɡ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈdiftoŋɡɑ/, [ˈtifto̞ŋɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -iftoŋɡ, -iftoŋɡɑ
• Hyphenation: dif‧ton‧ga

Noun

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

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

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

Latvian

Noun

diftonga m

1. genitive singular of diftongs

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diphtonguer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dif.tonˈɡa/

Verb

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

1. to diphthongize

Conjugation

    conjugation of diftonga (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a diftonga
gerund			diftongând
past participle			diftongat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	diftonghez	diftonghezi	diftonghează	diftongăm	diftongați	diftonghează
	imperfect	diftongam	diftongai	diftonga	diftongam	diftongați	diftongau
	simple perfect	diftongai	diftongași	diftongă	diftongarăm	diftongarăți	diftongară
	pluperfect	diftongasem	diftongaseși	diftongase	diftongaserăm	diftongaserăți	diftongaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să diftonghez	să diftonghezi	să diftongheze	să diftongăm	să diftongați	să diftongheze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		diftonghează			diftongați
	negative		nu diftonga			nu diftongați

Related terms

• diftong m

Further reading

• diftonga in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)