Diphthong

See also: diphthong

German

Alternative forms

• Diftong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪfˈtɔŋ/

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Noun

Diphthong m (strong, genitive Diphthonges or Diphthongs, plural Diphthonge)

1. (phonetics) diphthong

   Synonyms: Doppellaut, Zwielaut

Declension

Declension of Diphthong [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Diphthong	die	Diphthonge
genitive	eines	des	Diphthonges, Diphthongs	der	Diphthonge
dative	einem	dem	Diphthong, Diphthonge1	den	Diphthongen
accusative	einen	den	Diphthong	die	Diphthonge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• diphthongiert

Further reading

• “Diphthong” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Diphthong” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Diphthong” in Duden online
• Diphthong on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de