diptote

English

Alternative forms

dipt.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɪptoʊt/

Noun

diptote (plural diptotes)

(grammar) A noun which has only two cases.
In Modern Standard Arabic, nouns belong to triptotes or diptotes, or can be indeclinable.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

diptotic

Translations

a noun which has only two cases

Arabic: مَمْنُوع مِنَ الصَّرْف (ar) m (mamnūʕ mina ṣ-ṣarf), غَيْر مُنْصَرِف m (ḡayr munṣarif), (مُتَمَكِّنٌ) غَيْرُ أَمْكَنَ m ((mutamakkinun) ḡayru ʔamkana)
Dutch: diptoot m
French: diptote (fr) m
German: diptotisches Nomen n, Diptoton (de) n, Diptotum n
Latin: diptotum n, diptoton n
Portuguese: diptoto m
Russian: двухпаде́жное существи́тельное n (dvuxpadéžnoje suščestvítelʹnoje), дипто́т m (diptót)

Anagrams

pottied, tiptoed

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dip.tɔt/

Adjective

diptote (plural diptotes)

diptote