"Diphthong" meaning in German

See Diphthong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪfˈtɔŋ/ Audio: De-Diphthong.ogg
Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος (dĭ́phthongos). Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|:der|grc:δῐ́φθογγος}}, {{der|de|grc|δῐ́φθογγος}} Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος (dĭ́phthongos) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Diphthong m (strong, genitive Diphthonges or Diphthongs, plural Diphthonge) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Diphthonges [genitive], Diphthongs [genitive], Diphthonge [plural], strong [table-tags], Diphthong [nominative, singular], Diphthonge [definite, nominative, plural], Diphthonges [genitive, singular], Diphthongs [genitive, singular], Diphthonge [definite, genitive, plural], Diphthong [dative, singular], Diphthonge [dative, singular], Diphthongen [dative, definite, plural], Diphthong [accusative, singular], Diphthonge [accusative, definite, plural], Diftong [alternative]
  1. (phonetics) diphthong Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Doppellaut, Zwielaut Related terms: diphthongiert
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