diphthong en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪpˌθɑŋ/ (nonstandard)
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- /ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ (UK)
- /ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/ (Canada, General-American, nonstandard)
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- /ˈdɪpˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ (UK, nonstandard)
- /ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δι- (di-) Ancient Greek φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai) Ancient Greek φθόγγος (phthóngos) Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος (dĭ́phthongos)der. Latin diphthongusbor. French diphtongueder. English diphthong From French diphtongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”). Displaced native Old English twifeald swēġ, (literally, "twofold swey").
Meanings
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A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
In Lang Belta vowels usually appear preceding or following a consonant (see previous examples), and as of now no occurrence of diphthongs or triphthongs has been attested.
2021 October 5, Gessica Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in Lingoblog:
- A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
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(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
The diphthong ae is sounded like ē (§7); that is, it has the sound of ey in they.
1874, Theophilus Dwight Hall, A Child’s First Latin Book, John Murray, page 3:And he might have written the name, also, with the diphthong æ, as well as the single vowel, in the initial syllable, throughout all the preceding forms.
1854, Robert Bigsby, Historical and Topographical Description of Repton, in the County of Derby, Woodfall and Kinder, page 47:An improper diphthong has only one of the vowels sounded; as, ea in heat, oa in coal.
1860, Joseph E. Worcester, An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language, Swan, Brewer, and Tileston, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dipthong | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| diphthongs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
monophthong · monophthong · tetraphthong · triphthong · synizesis · hiatus · pentaphthong · triphthong
Deriveds
spurious diphthong · diphthongise · diphthongisation · rising diphthong · diphthongal · diphthongize · diphthongization · diphthongic · diphthongy · falling diphthong · diphthongoid · murmur diphthong · diphthongation
Relateds
ligature · apothegm · glide · polyphthong · hiatus
Synonyms
Translations (114)
ro diftong (complex vowel sound) · wa diftongue (complex vowel sound) · fo tvíljóð (complex vowel sound) · is tvíhljóð (complex vowel sound) · uz diftong (complex vowel sound) · eo diftongo (complex vowel sound) · pt ditongo (complex vowel sound) · hi संध्यक्षर (complex vowel sound) · oc diftong (complex vowel sound) · scn dittongu (complex vowel sound) · bg дифто́нг (complex vowel sound) · lo ສະຣະຜະສົມ (complex vowel sound) · hu kettőshangzó (complex vowel sound) · mi ororua (complex vowel sound) · gd dà-fhoghar (complex vowel sound) · nb diftong (complex vowel sound) · mi oro tōpū (complex vowel sound) · hy երկբարբառ (complex vowel sound) · uk дифто́нг (complex vowel sound) · tt дифтонг (complex vowel sound) · gl ditongo (complex vowel sound) · tl kambal-patinig (complex vowel sound) · pl dwugłoska (complex vowel sound) · ru двоегла́сный (complex vowel sound) · ceb sikpat (complex vowel sound) · an diftongo (complex vowel sound) · vi nhị trùng âm (complex vowel sound) · yo fáwẹ̀lì ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́ (complex vowel sound) · eu diptongo (complex vowel sound) · sl diftóng (complex vowel sound) · fi diftongi (complex vowel sound) · ast diptongu (complex vowel sound) · lv divskanis (complex vowel sound) · vep diftong (complex vowel sound) · af tweeklank (complex vowel sound) · ga défhoghar (complex vowel sound) · vi nguyên âm đôi (complex vowel sound) · nl diftong (complex vowel sound) · sl dvóglásnik (complex vowel sound) · io diftongo (complex vowel sound) · sh дво̏гла̄с (complex vowel sound) · yue 雙元音 /双元音 (complex vowel sound) · ceb diptonggo (complex vowel sound) · sga déogur (complex vowel sound) · mk дифтонг (complex vowel sound) · lt dvibalsis (complex vowel sound) · la diphthongus (complex vowel sound) · ru двугла́сный (complex vowel sound) · nl tweeklank (complex vowel sound) · br diftongenn (complex vowel sound) · uk двоголосни́й (complex vowel sound) · tl diptonggo (complex vowel sound) · id diftong (complex vowel sound) · sh dvȍglās (complex vowel sound) · nds-de Diphthong (complex vowel sound) · gd dà-ghuthach (complex vowel sound) · yi צווייקלאַנג (complex vowel sound) · ko 이중모음 (complex vowel sound) · ml സംയുക്ത സ്വരം (complex vowel sound) · et kaksiktäishäälik (complex vowel sound) · nb tvelyd (complex vowel sound) · lo ສະຣະປະສົມ (complex vowel sound) · li twieëklaank (complex vowel sound) · cs dvojhláska (complex vowel sound) · lv diftongs (complex vowel sound) · hu diftongus (complex vowel sound) · ru дифто́нг (complex vowel sound) · id bunyi rangkap (complex vowel sound) · de Diphthong (complex vowel sound) · bn জটিল স্বরধ্বনি (complex vowel sound) · de Doppellaut (complex vowel sound) · he דִּיפְתּוֹנְג (complex vowel sound) · sv diftong (complex vowel sound) · fi kaksoisääntiö (complex vowel sound) · ky дифтонг (complex vowel sound) · be дыфто́нг (complex vowel sound) · ja 二重母音 (complex vowel sound) · ar مُصَوِّت مُزْدَوِج (complex vowel sound) · yi דיפֿטאָנג (complex vowel sound) · ceb duhanog (complex vowel sound) · ca diftong (complex vowel sound) · se diftoŋga (complex vowel sound) · es diptongo (complex vowel sound) · gd dà-ghuth (complex vowel sound) · cmn 雙元音 /双元音 (complex vowel sound) · nn tviljod (complex vowel sound) · cy deusain (complex vowel sound) · et diftong (complex vowel sound) · ang twifeald swēġ (complex vowel sound) · is tvíhljóði (complex vowel sound) · nv zaaʼáán ałtah (complex vowel sound) · nn diftong (complex vowel sound) · la diphthongos (complex vowel sound) · fa واکهٔ مرکب (complex vowel sound) · fur diftonc (complex vowel sound) · da tvelyd (complex vowel sound) · pl dyftong (complex vowel sound) · war latontiringgan (complex vowel sound) · de Zwielaut (complex vowel sound) · af diftong (complex vowel sound) · ia diphthongo (complex vowel sound) · non tvíhljóðr (complex vowel sound) · da diftong (complex vowel sound) · ka დიფთონგი (complex vowel sound) · fr diphtongue (complex vowel sound) · be двухгало́сны (complex vowel sound) · nds-de Tweeklang (complex vowel sound) · kk дифтонг (complex vowel sound) · grc δίφθογγος (complex vowel sound) · el δίφθογγος (complex vowel sound) · sk dvojhláska (complex vowel sound) · it dittongo (complex vowel sound) · li diftong (complex vowel sound) · bo དབྱངས་སྒྲ་ཉིས་ལྡན (complex vowel sound)