phthongus
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek φθόγγος (phthóngos, “any clear, distinct sound”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰtʰon.ɡus/, [ˈpʰt̪ʰɔŋɡʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfton.ɡus/, [ˈft̪ɔŋɡus]
Noun
phthongus m (genitive phthongī); second declension
- a sound, tone
- a note in music
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phthongus | phthongī |
| Genitive | phthongī | phthongōrum |
| Dative | phthongō | phthongīs |
| Accusative | phthongum | phthongōs |
| Ablative | phthongō | phthongīs |
| Vocative | phthonge | phthongī |
Synonyms
- (sound, tone): sonus (Pure Latin)
References
- “phthongus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phthongus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- phthongus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,178/1