דיפֿטאָנג
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”). Compare Belarusian дыфто́нг (dyftónh), German Diphthong, Lithuanian diftongas, Polish dyftong, Russian дифто́нг (diftóng), Ukrainian дифто́нг (dyftónh).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
דיפֿטאָנג • (diftong) m, plural דיפֿטאָנגען (diftongen)
- (linguistics, phonetics) diphthong
- Synonym: צווייקלאַנג (tsveyklang)
Derived terms[edit]
- דיפֿטאָנגיש (diftongish)
Related terms[edit]
- מאָנאָפֿטאָנג (monoftong)