DIPHTHONG

diphthong

(noun) a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

diphthong (plural diphthongs)

(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

Coordinate terms: monophthong, triphthong

(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.

Source: Wiktionary

Diph"thong (; 115, 277), n. Etym: [L. diphthongus, Gr. diphthongue.] (Orthoëpy) (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.

Diph"thong, v. t.

Definition: To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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