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monophthongize en · VERB

Etymology

From monophthong + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).
    • Inherited -au- was monophthongized to -a- in Sardinian. These forms must therefore go back to […] *aCurri, with an elided consonant. 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 132:
  2. (intransitive) To become a monophthong.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
monophthongizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monophthongise alternative lexicographic
monophthongized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monophthongized Tense=Past lexicographic
monophthongizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

monophthongization

Translations (16)

ro monoftongiza (to become monophthongal) · es monoptongar (to change to a monophthong) · pt monotongar (to change to a monophthong) · pt monotongar (to become monophthongal) · ro monoftonga (to change to a monophthong) · fi monoftongistaa (to change to a monophthong) · fi monoftongiutua (to become monophthongal) · fr monophtonguer (to change to a monophthong) · sv monoftongera (to change to a monophthong) · it monottongare (to become monophthongal) · ro monoftongiza (to change to a monophthong) · it monottongare (to change to a monophthong) · ro monoftonga (to become monophthongal) · de monophthongieren (to change to a monophthong) · es monoptongar (to become monophthongal) · sv monoftongera (to become monophthongal)