diphthongize
English
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edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɪfθɑŋaɪz/, /ˈdɪp-/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪfθɒŋaɪz/, /ˈdɪp-/
Verb
editdiphthongize (third-person singular simple present diphthongizes, present participle diphthongizing, simple past and past participle diphthongized)
- (transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
- Coordinate term: monophthongize
- 2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 5:
- Some of these [monophthongs] will be diphthongised under the influence of following sounds.
- (intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editto change to a diphthong
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to become a diphthong
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