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A spurious diphthong (or false diphthong) is an Ancient Greek vowel that is etymologically a long vowel, but is written exactly like a true diphthong ει, ου (''ei, ou'').〔Herbert Weir Smyth, ''Greek Grammar'', (par. 25 ): diphthongs〕 ==Origin== A spurious diphthong has two origins: from compensatory lengthening of short ε, ο (''e, o'') after the deletion of a consonant, or from contraction of two vowels:〔Smyth, (par. 6 ): genuine and spurious ei, ou〕 # # * μόντ-ι̯α → μόνσα〔Smyth, (par. 113 ): τι̯, θι̯ → σ(σ)〕 (assibilation from palatalization) → μοῦσα "muse" # * δοτερ-ι̯α〔Smyth, (par. 221 ): -ya in short-a feminine〕 → δότειρα "giver" (feminine; compare masculine δοτήρ) # # * φιλέ-ετε → φιλεῖτε "you (pl.) love" # * νόος → νοῦς "mind" In general, spurious ει, ου contracts from ε, ο + ε, ο, ει, ου. The specific rules are more complex. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spurious diphthong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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