Digraph

Di′graph

,

Noun.

[Gr.

δι-

=

δίσ-

twice + [GREEK] a writing, [GREEK] to write.]

Two signs or characters combined to express a single articulated sound; as

ea

in head, or

th

in bath.

Digraph

DIGRAPH

,

Noun.

[Gr., to write.] A union of two vowels, of which one only is pronounced, as in head, breath.

Digraph

See also: digraph

German

Alternative forms

Digraf (since the spelling reform of 1996)

Noun

Digraph m ‎(genitive Digraphen, plural Digraphen)

(linguistics) digraph

Declension

Declension of Digraph

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Digraph	die	Digraphen
genitive	eines	des	Digraphen	der	Digraphen
dative	einem	dem	Digraphen	den	Digraphen
accusative	einen	den	Digraphen	die	Digraphen

digraph

See also: Digraph

English

Noun

digraph ‎(plural digraphs)

(graph theory) A directed graph.

Hyponyms

multidigraph

Translations

directed graph — see directed graph

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek δίς ‎(dís, “double”) + γράφω ‎(gráphō, “write”), di- +‎ -graph.

Noun

digraph ‎(plural digraphs)

(computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
(linguistics) A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.

Related terms

trigraph

Hyponyms

(linguistics: pair of letters): diphthong, ligature

Translations

computing: two-character sequence

Dutch: digraaf (nl) c
Irish: délitir f

Russian: дигра́ф (ru) m ‎(digráf)
Spanish: dígrafo (es) m

pair of letters

Czech: digraf m
Dutch: digraaf (nl) c
Hungarian: kettős betű
German: Digraph (de) m

Irish: délitir f
Polish: dwuznak (pl) m
Portuguese: dígrafo (pt) m
Spanish: dígrafo (es) m

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Digraph

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Digraph

DIGRAPH

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Digraph

Digraph

German

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Declension

digraph

digraph

English

Noun

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Etymology 2

Noun

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