DIPHTHONGIZE

diphthongize, diphthongise

(verb) change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; “This vowel diphthongized in Germanic”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

diphthongize (third-person singular simple present diphthongizes, present participle diphthongizing, simple past and past participle diphthongized)

(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.

Coordinate term: monophthongize

(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.

Source: Wiktionary

Diph"thong*ize, v. t. & i.

Definition: To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel. "The diphthongized long vowels." H. Sweet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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