dvibalsis

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Lithuanian

 dvibalsis on Lithuanian Wikipedia

Etymology

From dvi (“two”) +‎ balsis (“vowel”)/balsas (“voice”).

Noun

Examples (phonetics)

dvi̇̀balsis m (plural dvi̇̀balsiai) stress pattern 1

  1. (phonetics) diphthong (a sound combining two vowels in one syllable)
    Synonym: diftongas
    Hypernym: dvigarsis (“two-sound combination, not necessarily vowels”)
    Lietuvių kalbos dvibalsiai – ai, au, ei, ie, ui, uo, ir skoliniuose eu, oi, ou.
    The Lithuanian language's diphthongs are ai, au, ei, ie, ui, uo, and in loanwords eu, oi, ou.
  2. (music) duet
    Synonym: duetas

Declension

Declension of dvi̇̀balsis
singular
(vienaskaita) 		plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) dvi̇̀balsis dvi̇̀balsiai
genitive (kilmininkas) dvi̇̀balsio dvi̇̀balsių
dative (naudininkas) dvi̇̀balsiui dvi̇̀balsiams
accusative (galininkas) dvi̇̀balsį dvi̇̀balsius
instrumental (įnagininkas) dvi̇̀balsiu dvi̇̀balsiais
locative (vietininkas) dvi̇̀balsyje dvi̇̀balsiuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) dvi̇̀balsi dvi̇̀balsiai

See also

Adjective

dvibal̃sis m (feminine dvibal̃sė) stress pattern 2

  1. with two voices
    dvibalsė daina ― two-voice song

Declension

Declension of dvibalsis
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative dvibal̃sis dvibal̃siai dvibal̃sė dvibal̃sės
genitive dvibal̃sio dvibal̃sių dvibal̃sės dvibal̃sių
dative dvibal̃siam dvibal̃siams dvibal̃sei dvibal̃sėms
accusative dvibal̃sį dvibalsiùs dvibal̃sę dvibalsès
instrumental dvibalsiù dvibal̃siais dvibalsè dvibal̃sėmis
locative dvibal̃siame dvibal̃siuose dvibal̃sėje dvibal̃sėse
vocative dvibal̃sis dvibal̃siai dvibal̃sė dvibal̃sės

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