Etymology

diptote

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Today it means: A noun which has only two cases. Full definition →

Latin diptōtum ← Ancient Greek δίπτωτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδίπτωτος
  2. Latin · derived fromdiptōtum
  3. English todaydiptote

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

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