diphthongus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /dipʰˈtʰon.ɡus/, [dɪpʰˈtʰɔŋ.ɡʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /difˈton.ɡus/, [difˈtoŋ.ɡus]

Noun

diphthongus f (genitive diphthongī); second declension

(Late Latin) diphthong

Inflection

Second declension.

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

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