noun · femininesecond declension
diphthongus
diphthongus f (genitive diphthongī)
Classical[dɪpʰˈtʰɔŋ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[difˈtɔŋ.ɡus]
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininediphthong
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diphthongus | diphthongī |
| genitive | diphthongī | diphthongōrum |
| dative | diphthongō | diphthongīs |
| accusative | diphthongum | diphthongōs |
| ablative | diphthongō | diphthongīs |
| vocative | diphthonge | diphthongī |
diphthongus, i, f., = δίφθογγος,
I. a diphthong, Mart. Cap. 3, § 277; Prisc. p. 561 P. al.
Origins
From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos).
Descendants
- Catalandiftong
- Frenchdiphtongue
- Italiandittongo
- Portugueseditongo
- Romaniandiftong
- Spanishdiptongo
- Asturiandiptongu
- Galicianditongo
In English words that came into English from diphthongus
- diphthongdiphthongus