phthongus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

phthongus, i, m., = φθόγγος,

a sound , tone : Saturnum dicebat Dorico moveri phthongo, Jovem Phrygio, Plin. 2, 22, 20, § 84; Fulg. Myth. 3, 2 sq.; Mart. Cap. 9, § 939 (pure Lat. sonus).