diphthong

diphthong

A diphthong is a single-syllable vowel sound in which the beginning of the sound is different from the end sound—that is, the sound glides from one vowel sound to another. For this reason, diphthongs are often referred to as gliding vowels.

There are eight vowel sounds in American English that are generally agreed upon as being diphthongs.

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diph·thong

 (dĭf′thông′, -thŏng′, dĭp′-)

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 (ī) 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·thon′gal adj.

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diphthong

(ˈdɪfθɒŋ; ˈdɪp-)

n

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

[C15: from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos, from di-¹ + phthongos sound]

diphˈthongal adj

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diph•thong

(ˈdɪf θɔŋ, -θɒŋ, ˈdɪp-)

n.

1. an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying in phonetic quality but considered to be a single sound or phoneme, as the oi sound of toy or boil.

2. (not in technical use)

a. a digraph, as the ea of meat.

b. a ligature, as æ.

v.t., v.i.

3. to diphthongize.

[1425–75; diptonge < Late Latin diphthongus < Greek díphthongos literally, having two sounds]

diph•thon′gal, adj.

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diphthong

A speech sound that, within one syllable, changes from one vowel sound to another.

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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

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Translations

إنْدِغام حَرْفَي عِلَّه

dvojhláska

diftongtvelyd

DiphthongDoppellautDoppelvokalZwielaut

diphtongue

kettõshangzó

tvíhljóî

dittongo

dvibalsis

divskanis

diftongtvelyd

ditongo

дифтонг

dvojhláska

dvoglas

çift ünlü

双元音

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

(ˈdifθoŋ) noun

two vowel sounds pronounced as one syllable. The vowel sound in `out' is a diphthong. diftong, tweeklank إنْدِغام حَرْفَي عِلَّه двугласна ditongo dvojhláska der Doppelvokal diftong; tvelyd δίφθογγοςdiptongo 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 tweeklankdiftong, tvelyd dwugłoska هغه دوه ږغيز او از ونه چه ديوځاې كيدو څخه يې يوه هيجا جوړيږې لكه: زه، په ، كښى او داسى نور 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

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