Definition of Triphthong. Meaning of Triphthong. Synonyms of Triphthong

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Definition of Triphthong

Triphthong
Triphthong Triph"thong, n. [Pref. tri- + -phthong, as in diphthong: cf. F. triphthonque.] (Ortho["e]py) A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs.

Meaning of Triphthong from wikipedia

- In phonetics, a triphthong (UK: /ˈtrɪfθɒŋ, ˈtrɪpθɒŋ/ TRIF-thong, TRIP-thong, US: /-θɔːŋ/ -⁠thawng) (from Gr**** τρίφθογγος triphthongos, lit. 'with three...
- cluster Vowel hiatus Index of phonetics articles Table of vowels Semivowel Triphthong Vowel Vowel breaking μονόφθογγος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert;...
- diphthongization is the sound change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong. Vowel breaking may be unconditioned or conditioned. It may be triggered...
- through three qualities is a triphthong. All languages have monophthongs and many languages have diphthongs, but triphthongs or vowel sounds with even more...
- 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...
- Karelian Proper (Karelian Proper: Varšinaiskarjala) is a supradialect of the Karelian language, which is a Finnic language. Karelian Proper is one of two/three...
- 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...
- Vowel breaking, the sound change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong Breaking at the Summer Olympics All pages with titles beginning with Breaking...
- Elaboration of Received Pronunciation English /eɪ/ or /iː/ into a complex triphthong approximating, and often transcribed -air- or -yair-. For example: 'mate'...
- diphthongs, Vietnamese has closing diphthongs and triphthongs. The closing diphthongs and triphthongs consist of a main vowel component followed by a shorter...