ditongo
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [diˈtoŋɡo̝]
Noun
ditongo m (plural ditongos)
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Related terms
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- diphthongo (obsolete)
- dithongo (obsolete)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈtõ.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈtõ.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /diˈtõ.ɡu/
- Hyphenation: di‧ton‧go
Noun
ditongo m (plural ditongos)
- (linguistics, phonology) diphthong (a complex vowel segment)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Related terms
- ditongação
- ditongado
- ditongal
- ditongar
Further reading
- “ditongo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ditongo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026