τρίφθογγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρῐ́ς (trĭ́s, “thrice”) +‎ φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /trípʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/ → /ˈtriɸ.θoŋ.ɡos/ → /ˈtrif.θoŋ.ɡos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /trípʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtripʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈtriɸ.θoŋ.ɡos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈtrif.θoŋ.ɡos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈtrif.θoŋ.ɡos/

Noun

τρῐ́φθογγος • (trĭ́phthongos) f (genitive τρῐφθόγγου); second declension (Byzantine)

1. a triple vowel sound, triphthong

Declension

Second declension of ἡ τρῐ́φθογγος; τῆς τρῐφθόγγου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τρῐ́φθογγος hē trĭ́phthongos	τὼ τρῐφθόγγω tṑ trĭphthóngō	αἱ τρῐ́φθογγοι hai trĭ́phthongoi
Genitive	τῆς τρῐφθόγγου tês trĭphthóngou	τοῖν τρῐφθόγγοιν toîn trĭphthóngoin	τῶν τρῐφθόγγων tôn trĭphthóngōn
Dative	τῇ τρῐφθόγγῳ têi trĭphthóngōi	τοῖν τρῐφθόγγοιν toîn trĭphthóngoin	ταῖς τρῐφθόγγοις taîs trĭphthóngois
Accusative	τὴν τρῐ́φθογγον tḕn trĭ́phthongon	τὼ τρῐφθόγγω tṑ trĭphthóngō	τᾱ̀ς τρῐφθόγγους tā̀s trĭphthóngous
Vocative	τρῐ́φθογγε trĭ́phthonge	τρῐφθόγγω trĭphthóngō	τρῐ́φθογγοι trĭ́phthongoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

τρῐ́φθογγος • (trĭ́phthongos) m or f (neuter τρῐ́φθογγον); second declension

1. having three voices

Declension

Second declension of τρῐ́φθογγος; τρῐ́φθογγον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		τρῐ́φθογγος trĭ́phthongos	τρῐ́φθογγον trĭ́phthongon		τρῐφθόγγω trĭphthóngō	τρῐφθόγγω trĭphthóngō		τρῐ́φθογγοι trĭ́phthongoi	τρῐ́φθογγᾰ trĭ́phthongă
Genitive		τρῐφθόγγου trĭphthóngou	τρῐφθόγγου trĭphthóngou		τρῐφθόγγοιν trĭphthóngoin	τρῐφθόγγοιν trĭphthóngoin		τρῐφθόγγων trĭphthóngōn	τρῐφθόγγων trĭphthóngōn
Dative		τρῐφθόγγῳ trĭphthóngōi	τρῐφθόγγῳ trĭphthóngōi		τρῐφθόγγοιν trĭphthóngoin	τρῐφθόγγοιν trĭphthóngoin		τρῐφθόγγοις trĭphthóngois	τρῐφθόγγοις trĭphthóngois
Accusative		τρῐ́φθογγον trĭ́phthongon	τρῐ́φθογγον trĭ́phthongon		τρῐφθόγγω trĭphthóngō	τρῐφθόγγω trĭphthóngō		τρῐφθόγγους trĭphthóngous	τρῐ́φθογγᾰ trĭ́phthongă
Vocative		τρῐ́φθογγε trĭ́phthonge	τρῐ́φθογγον trĭ́phthongon		τρῐφθόγγω trĭphthóngō	τρῐφθόγγω trĭphthóngō		τρῐ́φθογγοι trĭ́phthongoi	τρῐ́φθογγᾰ trĭ́phthongă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		τρῐφθόγγως trĭphthóngōs			τρῐφθογγότερος trĭphthongóteros			τρῐφθογγότᾰτος trĭphthongótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: triphthong
• → French: triphtongue

References

• “τρίφθογγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press