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diftong
diftong
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diftɔnɡ/, [d̥ifˈtˢʌŋ]
Noun
diftong c (singular definite diftongen, plural indefinite diftonger)
Synonyms
- tvelyd
Inflection
Inflection of diftong
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | diftong | diftongen | diftonger | diftongerne |
| genitive | diftongs | diftongens | diftongers | diftongernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪftɔŋ/
Noun
diftong f (plural diftongen, diminutive diftongetje n)
- diphthong (a complex vowel sound)
Veps
Noun
diftong
Inflection
| Inflection of diftong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | diftong | ||
| genitive sing. | diftongan | ||
| partitive sing. | diftongad | ||
| partitive plur. | diftongid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | diftong | diftongad | |
| accusative | diftongan | diftongad | |
| genitive | diftongan | diftongiden | |
| partitive | diftongad | diftongid | |
| essive-instructive | diftongan | diftongin | |
| translative | diftongaks | diftongikš | |
| inessive | diftongas | diftongiš | |
| elative | diftongaspäi | diftongišpäi | |
| illative | ? | diftongihe | |
| adessive | diftongal | diftongil | |
| ablative | diftongalpäi | diftongilpäi | |
| allative | diftongale | diftongile | |
| abessive | diftongata | diftongita | |
| comitative | diftonganke | diftongidenke | |
| prolative | diftongadme | diftongidme | |
| approximative I | diftonganno | diftongidenno | |
| approximative II | diftongannoks | diftongidennoks | |
| egressive | diftongannopäi | diftongidennopäi | |
| terminative I | ? | diftongihesai | |
| terminative II | diftongalesai | diftongilesai | |
| terminative III | diftongassai | — | |
| additive I | ? | diftongihepäi | |
| additive II | diftongalepäi | diftongilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “дифтонг”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika