diftong

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [difˈtɔŋ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [difˈtɔŋk]

Noun

diftong m (plural diftongs)

1. diphthong

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Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diftɔnɡ/, [d̥ifˈtˢʌŋ]

Noun

diftong c (singular definite diftongen, plural indefinite diftonger)

1. diphthong

Inflection

Declension of diftong

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	diftong	diftongen	diftonger	diftongerne
genitive	diftongs	diftongens	diftongers	diftongernes

Synonyms

• tvelyd

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪftɔŋ/

• Audio:

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Noun

diftong f (plural diftongen, diminutive diftongetje n)

1. diphthong (a complex vowel sound)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).

Noun

diftong m (definite singular diftongen, indefinite plural diftonger, definite plural diftongene)

1. (phonetics) a diphthong

References

• “diftong” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “diftong” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).

Noun

diftong m (definite singular diftongen, indefinite plural diftongar, definite plural diftongane)

1. (phonetics) a diphthong

References

• “diftong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

dìftong m (Cyrillic spelling дѝфтонг)

1. diphthong

Declension

Declension of diftong

	singular	plural
nominative	diftong	diftonzi
genitive	diftonga	diftonga
dative	diftongu	diftonzima
accusative	diftong	diftonge
vocative	diftongže / diftongu	diftonzi
locative	diftongu	diftonzima
instrumental	diftongom	diftonzima

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Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

diftong

1. diphthong

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “дифтонг”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika