Definition of Diphthongs. Meaning of Diphthongs. Synonyms of Diphthongs

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Definition of Diphthongs

Diphthong
Diphthong Diph"thong (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound: cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py) (a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong. (b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
Diphthong
Diphthong Diph"thong, v. t. To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]

Meaning of Diphthongs from wikipedia

- opening diphthongs /ie̯/ and /uo̯/ are true falling diphthongs, since they begin louder and with higher pitch and fall in prominence during the diphthong. A...
- ε, ο, ει, ου. The specific rules are more complex. By contrast, true diphthongs are e or o placed before i or u. Some come from e-grade of ablaut + i...
- Old English had diphthongs. Like monophthongs, diphthongs appear to have had short and long versions. In modern texts, long diphthongs are marked with...
- to diphthongs. Vowel breaking sometimes occurs only in stressed syllables. For instance, Vulgar Latin open-mid /ɛ/ and /ɔ/ changed to diphthongs only...
- first. The set of diphthongs that occurred depended on dialect (and their exact pronunciation is in any case uncertain). Typical diphthongs are considered...
- Monophthongization of diphthongs is a Proto-Slavic sound change in which diphthongs turn into vowels. It is one of the key events in the chronology of...
- with diphthongs, but not the same diphthongs as in Modern English. Scholars agree that the Middle English close vowels /iː uː/ became diphthongs around...
- length are distinguished, and there are a range of diphthongs, although vowel harmony limits which diphthongs are possible. Finnish is a member of the Finnic...
- the phrase represents the diphthong /aʊ/. English orthography also uses the homophonic spelling "ou" to represent this diphthong in words like "noun" and...
- close-mid diphthongs, and all of the close-mid diphthongs had been eliminated by late Middle English. The following processes produced the above diphthongs: Reinterpretation...