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Diphthong - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Diphthong : (noun)
1: a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for
one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Diphthong : \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?;
di- = di`s- twice _ ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound:
cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py)
(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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Diphthong : \Diph"thong\, v. t.
To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Diphthong |
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JayaHome: RT Just bc no1 speaks Latin anymore doesn't mean it's ok 2 chew evry vowel in Adeste Fideles into a Diphthong. I'm lookin @ u, Neil Diamond. |
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krud: #iaintafraidtosay vascillate, Diphthong, uvula, masticate, philatelist, minstrel, dillweed, vestigial, sonambulist, narcolepsy or flagellum. |
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CarlRaincoat: @BickerRecord should that not be Diphthong? Oh I'm being mean I'm sorry, shout me down I'll cover my eyes, it's only 9.47 everything's roses |
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