diphthongus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /dipʰˈtʰon.ɡus/, [d̪ɪpʰˈt̪ʰɔŋɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /difˈton.ɡus/, [d̪ifˈt̪ɔŋɡus]
Noun
diphthongus f (genitive diphthongī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | 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
- Spanish: diptongo
References
- “diphthongus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press