דיפֿטאָנג

Yiddish

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /dɪfˈtɔŋɡ/

Noun

דיפֿטאָנג • (diftong) m, plural דיפֿטאָנגען‎ (diftongen)

(linguistics, phonetics) diphthong
Synonym: צווייקלאַנג‎ (tsveyklang)

Derived terms

דיפֿטאָנגיש‎ (diftongish)

Related terms

מאָנאָפֿטאָנג‎ (monoftong)

References

Justus van de Kamp et al., “דיפֿטאָנג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-2023 (ongoing). .

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