diphthongus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɪpʰˈtʰɔŋ.ɡʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪ifˈt̪ɔŋ.ɡus]
Noun
diphthongus f (genitive diphthongī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diphthongus | diphthongī |
| genitive | diphthongī | diphthongōrum |
| dative | diphthongō | diphthongīs |
| accusative | diphthongum | diphthongōs |
| ablative | diphthongō | diphthongīs |
| vocative | diphthonge | diphthongī |
Descendants
- Asturian: diptongu
- Catalan: diftong
- French: diphtongue
- Italian: dittongo
- Portuguese: ditongo
- Romanian: diftong
- Spanish: diptongo
References
- “diphthongus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press