דיפֿטאָנג
Appearance
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)