DIPHTHONGS

Noun

diphthongs

plural of diphthong

Source: Wiktionary


DIPHTHONG

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.]

DIPHTHONG

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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