diftongi

Finnish

Etymology

In Finnish texts in this form at least from 1887 (August Ahlqvist, Suomen kielen rakennus - "Of the structure of the Finnish language") < Swedish diftong (1696) < Latin diphthongus < Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiftoŋːi/, [ˈdift̪o̞ŋːi]
• Rhymes: -iftoŋːi
• Syllabification^(key): dif‧ton‧gi

Noun

diftongi

1. (phonetics) diphthong

Declension

Inflection of diftongi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		diftongi	diftongit
genitive		diftongin	diftongien
partitive		diftongia	diftongeja
illative		diftongiin	diftongeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		diftongi	diftongit
accusative	nom.	diftongi	diftongit
	gen.	diftongin
genitive		diftongin	diftongien
partitive		diftongia	diftongeja
inessive		diftongissa	diftongeissa
elative		diftongista	diftongeista
illative		diftongiin	diftongeihin
adessive		diftongilla	diftongeilla
ablative		diftongilta	diftongeilta
allative		diftongille	diftongeille
essive		diftongina	diftongeina
translative		diftongiksi	diftongeiksi
abessive		diftongitta	diftongeitta
instructive		—	diftongein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of diftongi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative diftongini diftongini accusative nom. diftongini diftongini gen. diftongini genitive diftongini diftongieni partitive diftongiani diftongejani inessive diftongissani diftongeissani elative diftongistani diftongeistani illative diftongiini diftongeihini adessive diftongillani diftongeillani ablative diftongiltani diftongeiltani allative diftongilleni diftongeilleni essive diftonginani diftongeinani translative diftongikseni diftongeikseni abessive diftongittani diftongeittani instructive — — comitative — diftongeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative diftongisi diftongisi accusative nom. diftongisi diftongisi gen. diftongisi genitive diftongisi diftongiesi partitive diftongiasi diftongejasi inessive diftongissasi diftongeissasi elative diftongistasi diftongeistasi illative diftongiisi diftongeihisi adessive diftongillasi diftongeillasi ablative diftongiltasi diftongeiltasi allative diftongillesi diftongeillesi essive diftonginasi diftongeinasi translative diftongiksesi diftongeiksesi abessive diftongittasi diftongeittasi instructive — — comitative — diftongeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative diftongimme diftongimme accusative nom. diftongimme diftongimme gen. diftongimme genitive diftongimme diftongiemme partitive diftongiamme diftongejamme inessive diftongissamme diftongeissamme elative diftongistamme diftongeistamme illative diftongiimme diftongeihimme adessive diftongillamme diftongeillamme ablative diftongiltamme diftongeiltamme allative diftongillemme diftongeillemme essive diftonginamme diftongeinamme translative diftongiksemme diftongeiksemme abessive diftongittamme diftongeittamme instructive — — comitative — diftongeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative diftonginne diftonginne accusative nom. diftonginne diftonginne gen. diftonginne genitive diftonginne diftongienne partitive diftongianne diftongejanne inessive diftongissanne diftongeissanne elative diftongistanne diftongeistanne illative diftongiinne diftongeihinne adessive diftongillanne diftongeillanne ablative diftongiltanne diftongeiltanne allative diftongillenne diftongeillenne essive diftonginanne diftongeinanne translative diftongiksenne diftongeiksenne abessive diftongittanne diftongeittanne instructive — — comitative — diftongeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative diftonginsa diftonginsa accusative nom. diftonginsa diftonginsa gen. diftonginsa genitive diftonginsa diftongiensa partitive diftongiaan diftongiansa diftongejaan diftongejansa inessive diftongissaan diftongissansa diftongeissaan diftongeissansa elative diftongistaan diftongistansa diftongeistaan diftongeistansa illative diftongiinsa diftongeihinsa adessive diftongillaan diftongillansa diftongeillaan diftongeillansa ablative diftongiltaan diftongiltansa diftongeiltaan diftongeiltansa allative diftongilleen diftongillensa diftongeilleen diftongeillensa essive diftonginaan diftonginansa diftongeinaan diftongeinansa translative diftongikseen diftongiksensa diftongeikseen diftongeiksensa abessive diftongittaan diftongittansa diftongeittaan diftongeittansa instructive — — comitative — diftongeineen diftongeinensa

Synonyms

• kaksoisääntiö
• pariääntiö

Derived terms

• diftongiutua

 

Further reading

• “diftongi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Ido

Noun

diftongi

1. plural of diftongo

Latvian

Noun

diftongi m

1. nominative/vocative plural of diftongs