Latvian

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Etymology

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Coined by Andrejs Stērste in 1879, from div(i) (two) +‎ skan(ēt) (to sound).[1]

Noun

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divskanis m (2nd declension)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) diphthong (sequence of two different vowels pronounced in one syllable)
    latviešu valodas divskaņithe diphthongs of the Latvian language

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “divi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN