enkeltlyd

Danish

Etymology

enkelt +‎ lyd

Noun

enkeltlyd

1. (dated) monophthong
   • 1982, Torben Kisbye, Vikingerne i England: sproglige spor, →ISBN:

     ... reduktion af tvelyd til enkeltlyd.

     ... reduction of diphthong to monophthong.

   • 1913, Axel Kock, Lis Jacobsen, Sprogets forandring:

     Men hvad er Grunden til, at Lukkelyd^[sic] bliver aspirerede, at ustemte Lyd^[sic] bliver stemte, at Tvelyd bliver Enkeltlyd, og Enkeltlyd bliver Tvelyd? Ja herpaa kan man kun svare med en Omskrivning.

     But what is the reason that stops become aspirated, that unvoiced phones become voiced, that diphtong becomes monophthong, and monophthong, diphthong? Well, one can only answer that question by rephrasing it.

Declension

Declension of enkeltlyd

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	enkeltlyd	enkeltlyden	enkeltlyde	enkeltlydene
genitive	enkeltlyds	enkeltlydens	enkeltlydes	enkeltlydenes

Synonyms

• monoftong