divskanis
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Andrejs Stērste in 1879, from div(i) (“two”) + skan(ēt) (“to sound”).[1]
Noun
[edit]divskanis m (2nd declension)
- (phonetics, phonology) diphthong (sequence of two different vowels pronounced in one syllable)
- latviešu valodas divskaņi ― the diphthongs of the Latvian language
Declension
[edit]Declension of divskanis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | divskanis | divskaņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | divskani | divskaņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | divskaņa | divskaņu |
| dative (datīvs) | divskanim | divskaņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | divskani | divskaņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | divskanī | divskaņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | divskani | divskaņi |
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “divi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN