Esperanto

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Etymology

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From English diphthong, French diphtongue, etc., from Latin diphthongus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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diftongo (accusative singular diftongon, plural diftongoj, accusative plural diftongojn)

  1. (phonetics) diphthong

Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto diftongoEnglish diphthongFrench diphtongueGerman DiphthongItalian dittongoRussian дифто́нг (diftóng)Spanish diptongo, from Latin diphthongus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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diftongo (plural diftongi)

  1. (phonetics) diphthong

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /difˈtɔn.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɡo
  • Hyphenation: dif‧tòn‧go

Noun

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diftongo m (plural diftonghi)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of dittongo

Further reading

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  • diftongo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication