spurious diphthong
spurious diphthong · spurious diphthongs
Either of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel…Either of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong
Meaning
1 sensesEither of the digraphs ει and ου in Ancient Greek, when they represent a long vowel arising from compensatory lengthening or contraction rather than an actual diphthong
Forms
plural: spurious diphthongs| Singular | spurious diphthong |
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| Plural | spurious diphthongs |
regular