diphthong

diph·thong  (dfthông, -thng, dp-)

n.

A complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within the same syllable, as (oi) in boil or () in fine.

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[Middle English diptonge, from Old French diptongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos : di-, two; see di-¹ + phthongos, sound.]

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diph·thongal adj.

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diphthong [ˈdɪfθɒŋ ˈdɪp-]

n

1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a vowel sound, occupying a single syllable, during the articulation of which the tongue moves from one position to another, causing a continual change in vowel quality, as in the pronunciation of a in English late, during which the tongue moves from the position of (e) towards (ɪ).

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a digraph or ligature representing a composite vowel such as this, as ae in Caesar

[from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos, from di-¹ + phthongos sound]

diphthongal  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diphthong - a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another vowel, vowel sound - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

Translations

diphthong [ˈdɪfθɒŋ] N → diptongo m

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diphthong [ˈdɪfθɒŋ ˈdɪpθɒŋ] n → diphtongue f

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diphthong

n → Diphthong m

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diphthong [ˈdɪfθɒŋ] n → dittongo

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diphthong [ˈdɪfθɒŋ] n → dittongo

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diphthong

n diphthong [ˈdifθoŋ]

two vowel sounds pronounced as one syllable The vowel sound in `out' is a diphthong. diftong, tweeklank إنْدِغام حَرْفَي عِلَّه двугласна dvojhláska diftong; tvelyd der Doppelvokal δίφθογγος diptongo diftong واکه ی مرکب؛ مصوت دو آوا diftongi diphtongue דוּ-תְנוּעָה द्विग्राफ diftong, dvoglas kettőshangzó diftong tvíhljóð dittongo 二重母音 이중 모음, 복모음 dvibalsis divskanis difttong tweeklank diftong, tvelyd dwugłoska ditongo diftong дифтонг dvojhláska dvoglasnik diftong diftong สระควบ çift ünlü 雙母音 дифтонг دو حروف جو مل کر ایک آواز پیدا کریں nguyên âm đôi 双元音