diphthongus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos).

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

diphthongus f (genitive diphthongī); second declension

(Late Latin) diphthong

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

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