- In phonetics, a
triphthong (UK: /ˈtrɪfθɒŋ, ˈtrɪpθɒŋ/ TRIF-thong, TRIP-thong, US: /-θɔːŋ/ -thawng) (from Gr**** τρίφθογγος triphthongos, lit. 'with three...
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diphthongization is the
sound change of a
monophthong into a
diphthong or
triphthong.
Vowel breaking may be
unconditioned or conditioned. It may be triggered...
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cluster Vowel hiatus Index of
phonetics articles Table of
vowels Semivowel Triphthong Vowel Vowel breaking μονόφθογγος. Liddell,
Henry George; Scott, Robert;...
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slightly more back and
rounded than that in "cloak". RP also
possesses the
triphthongs /aɪə/ as in tire, /aʊə/ as in tower, /əʊə/ as in lower, /eɪə/ as in layer...
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through three qualities is a
triphthong. All
languages have
monophthongs and many
languages have diphthongs, but
triphthongs or
vowel sounds with even more...
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nucleus is
usually a vowel, in the form of a monophthong, diphthong, or
triphthong, but
sometimes is a
syllabic consonant. In most
Germanic languages, lax...
- Old
Occitan diphthongs and
triphthongs IPA
Example Meaning falling /aj/
paire father /aw/
autre other /uj/
conoiser to know /uw/ dous
sweet /ɔj/ pois...
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distinctive nasality are rare.
There are
about nine
diphthongs and a few
triphthongs. Most
consonants have both
palatal and non-palatal counterparts, including...
- and oy in for
example doy (Swedish: dö; English: die).
There is also a
triphthong that
exists in no
other Norse languages: iau as in skiaute/skiauta (Swedish:...
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nucleus that has a
vowel (which can be a monophthong, diphthong, or even a
triphthong in
certain varieties),
preceded by an
onset (a
single consonant, or consonant...
