diptote

English

Etymology

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

Noun

diptote (plural diptotes)

(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

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