dittongo

See also: dittongò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ditˈtɔn.ɡo/, /ditˈton.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -ɔnɡo, -onɡo
• Hyphenation: dit‧tòn‧go, dit‧tón‧go

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos).

Alternative forms

• diftongo (obsolete)

Noun

dittongo m (plural dittonghi)

1. (linguistics) diphthong
   • 1540, Francesco Priscianese, “Delle Sillabe [About syllables]”, in Della lingua romana‎^[1], page 24:

     Et Aut, et Haud, sono parole d'una Sillaba sola similmente, perche in esse è il dittongo, Au.

     And aut and haud are also just one-syllable words, because in them is the diphthong au.

   • 1744, Jacopo Angelo Nelli, “Ⅱ. De’ Dittonghi [2. About Diphthongs]”, in Grammatica italiana: per uso de' giovanetti [Italian Grammar: for use by young people]‎^[2], Torino: Stamperia Reale, page 89:

     Il dittongo è l'unione di due lettere vocali in un solo suono

     A diphthong is the union of two vowel letters in a single sound

Related terms

• monottongo
• trittongo

 

Further reading

• dittongo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dittongo

1. first-person singular present indicative of dittongare