τρίφθογγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρῐ́ς (trís, “thrice”) +‎ φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /trípʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/ → /ˈtriɸ.θoŋ.ɡos/ → /ˈtrif.θoŋ.ɡos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /trípʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtripʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈtriɸ.θoŋ.ɡos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈtrif.θoŋ.ɡos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈtrif.θoŋ.ɡos/

Noun

τρῐ́φθογγος • (tríphthongos) f (genitive τρῐφθόγγου); second declension (Byzantine)

1. a triple vowel sound, triphthong

Declension

Second declension of ἡ τρῐ́φθογγος; τῆς τρῐφθόγγου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τρῐ́φθογγος hē tríphthongos	τὼ τρῐφθόγγω tṑ triphthóngō	αἱ τρῐ́φθογγοι hai tríphthongoi
Genitive	τῆς τρῐφθόγγου tês triphthóngou	τοῖν τρῐφθόγγοιν toîn triphthóngoin	τῶν τρῐφθόγγων tôn triphthóngōn
Dative	τῇ τρῐφθόγγῳ têi triphthóngōi	τοῖν τρῐφθόγγοιν toîn triphthóngoin	ταῖς τρῐφθόγγοις taîs triphthóngois
Accusative	τὴν τρῐ́φθογγον tḕn tríphthongon	τὼ τρῐφθόγγω tṑ triphthóngō	τᾱ̀ς τρῐφθόγγους tā̀s triphthóngous
Vocative	τρῐ́φθογγε tríphthonge	τρῐφθόγγω triphthóngō	τρῐ́φθογγοι tríphthongoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

τρῐ́φθογγος • (tríphthongos) m or f (neuter τρῐ́φθογγον); second declension

1. having three voices

Declension

Second declension of τρῐ́φθογγος; τρῐ́φθογγον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		τρῐ́φθογγος tríphthongos	τρῐ́φθογγον tríphthongon		τρῐφθόγγω triphthóngō	τρῐφθόγγω triphthóngō		τρῐ́φθογγοι tríphthongoi	τρῐ́φθογγᾰ tríphthonga
Genitive		τρῐφθόγγου triphthóngou	τρῐφθόγγου triphthóngou		τρῐφθόγγοιν triphthóngoin	τρῐφθόγγοιν triphthóngoin		τρῐφθόγγων triphthóngōn	τρῐφθόγγων triphthóngōn
Dative		τρῐφθόγγῳ triphthóngōi	τρῐφθόγγῳ triphthóngōi		τρῐφθόγγοιν triphthóngoin	τρῐφθόγγοιν triphthóngoin		τρῐφθόγγοις triphthóngois	τρῐφθόγγοις triphthóngois
Accusative		τρῐ́φθογγον tríphthongon	τρῐ́φθογγον tríphthongon		τρῐφθόγγω triphthóngō	τρῐφθόγγω triphthóngō		τρῐφθόγγους triphthóngous	τρῐ́φθογγᾰ tríphthonga
Vocative		τρῐ́φθογγε tríphthonge	τρῐ́φθογγον tríphthongon		τρῐφθόγγω triphthóngō	τρῐφθόγγω triphthóngō		τρῐ́φθογγοι tríphthongoi	τρῐ́φθογγᾰ tríphthonga
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		τρῐφθόγγως triphthóngōs			τρῐφθογγότερος triphthongóteros			τρῐφθογγότᾰτος triphthongótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: triphthong
• → French: triphtongue

References

• “τρίφθογγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press