diptote

diptote

English

Etymology

From Latin diptotum, from Ancient Greek δίπτωτος (díptōtos), from δί- (dí-) + πτῶσις (ptôsis, “case”).

Noun

diptote (plural diptotes)

1. (grammar) In grammar, a noun which has only two cases.

Usage notes

In Modern Standard Arabic, nouns belong to triptotes or diptotes, or can be indeclinable.

Derived terms

• diptotic

Translations

(grammar) a noun which has only two cases

Arabic: مَمْنُوع مِنَ الصَّرْف‎ m (mamnūʿ mina ṣ-ṣarf), غَيْر مُنْصَرِف‎ m (ḡayr munṣarif) Dutch: diptoot m French: diptote (fr) m German: Diptoton (de) n

Latin: diptotum n, diptoton n Portuguese: diptoto m Russian: двухпаде́жное существи́тельное n (dvuxpadéžnoje suščestvítelʹnoje), дипто́т m (diptót)

See also

• triptote

Anagrams

• pottied, tiptoed