divskanis

Latvian

Etymology

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

Noun

divskanis m (2nd declension)

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

Declension

Declension of divskanis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative divskanis divskaņi
genitive divskaņa divskaņu
dative divskanim divskaņiem
accusative divskani divskaņus
instrumental divskani divskaņiem
locative divskanī divskaņos
vocative divskani divskaņi

Synonyms

References

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