diptote
[ dip-toht ]
/ ˈdɪp toʊt /
noun
a substantive declined in only two cases, especially when occurring in a language in which this is less than the normal number.
Origin of diptote
1605–15; < Late Latin
diptōtos noun with only two cases < Greek, equivalent to
di-
di-1 +
-ptōtos, verbid of
píptein to fall; compare
ptōsis accidence, literally, falling
Words nearby diptote
dipteral,
dipteran,
dipterocarpaceous,
dipteron,
dipterous,
diptote,
diptych,
dipylidiasis,
dipylidium caninum,
dipyramid,
dipyridamole