dvibalsis

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Lithuanian[edit]

 dvibalsis on Lithuanian Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From dvi (two) +‎ balsis (vowel)/balsas (voice).

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Examples (phonetics)

dvìbalsis m (plural dvìbalsiai) stress pattern 1

  1. (phonetics) diphthong (a sound combining two vowels in one syllable)
    Synonym: diftongas
    Hypernym: dvigarsis (two-sound combination, not necessarily vowels)
    Lietuvių kalbos dvibalsiaiai, au, ei, ie, ui, uo, ir skoliniuose eu, oi, ou.
    The Lithuanian language's diphthongs are ai, au, ei, ie, ui, uo, and in loanwords eu, oi, ou.
  2. (music) duet
    Synonym: duetas

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Adjective[edit]

dvibal̃sis m (feminine dvibal̃sė) stress pattern 2

  1. with two voices
    dvibalsė dainatwo-voice song

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