diftongus

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “diphthong”), from δι- (di-, “two”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdiftoŋɡuʃ]
• Hyphenation: dif‧ton‧gus
• Rhymes: -uʃ

Noun

diftongus (plural diftongusok)

1. (phonetics) diphthong

   Synonym: kettőshangzó

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	diftongus	diftongusok
accusative	diftongust	diftongusokat
dative	diftongusnak	diftongusoknak
instrumental	diftongussal	diftongusokkal
causal-final	diftongusért	diftongusokért
translative	diftongussá	diftongusokká
terminative	diftongusig	diftongusokig
essive-formal	diftongusként	diftongusokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	diftongusban	diftongusokban
superessive	diftonguson	diftongusokon
adessive	diftongusnál	diftongusoknál
illative	diftongusba	diftongusokba
sublative	diftongusra	diftongusokra
allative	diftongushoz	diftongusokhoz
elative	diftongusból	diftongusokból
delative	diftongusról	diftongusokról
ablative	diftongustól	diftongusoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	diftongusé	diftongusoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	diftonguséi	diftongusokéi

Possessive forms of diftongus
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	diftongusom	diftongusaim
2nd person sing.	diftongusod	diftongusaid
3rd person sing.	diftongusa	diftongusai
1st person plural	diftongusunk	diftongusaink
2nd person plural	diftongusotok	diftongusaitok
3rd person plural	diftongusuk	diftongusaik

Further reading

• diftongus in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• diftongus in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Latvian

Noun

diftongus m

1. accusative plural of diftongs