triftongs
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A borrowing, via some other European language, ultimately from Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”) and φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).
Noun
[edit]triftongs m (1st declension)
- (phonetics, phonology) triphthong (sequence of three different vowels pronounced in one syllable)
- triftonga komponenti ― diphthong components
Declension
[edit]Declension of triftongs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | triftongs | triftongi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | triftongu | triftongus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | triftonga | triftongu |
| dative (datīvs) | triftongam | triftongiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | triftongu | triftongiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | triftongā | triftongos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | triftong | triftongi |