diphtongue

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin diphthongos or diphthongus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “diphthong”).

Noun

diphtongue f (plural diphtongues)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) diphthong
  2. (incorrectly) digraph, trigraph
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

diphtongue

  1. inflection of diphtonguer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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