Diphthong
11diphthong — ► NOUN ▪ a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable (as in coin). ORIGIN Greek diphthongos, from di twice + phthongos sound …
12diphthong — [dif′thôŋ; ] often [ dip′thôŋ] n. [ME diptonge < LL diphthongus < Gr diphthongos < di , two + phthongos, voice, sound < phthengesthai, to utter] 1. Phonet. a complex vowel sound made by gliding continuously from the position for one… …
13Diphthong — A diphthong (  /ˈdɪf …
14Diphthong — Ein Diphthong (von griechisch δίφθογγος: Dis „zweimal“ und phthóngos „Laut“) ist ein Doppellaut aus zwei verschiedenen Vokalen, auch Zwielaut oder Zweilaut. Die bekanntesten Schreibungen von Diphthongen im Deutschen sind „ei“, „au“, „äu“ und… …
15diphthong — [[t]dɪ̱fθɒŋ, dɪ̱p [/t]] diphthongs N COUNT A diphthong is a vowel in which the speaker s tongue changes position while it is being pronounced, so that the vowel sounds like a combination of two other vowels. The vowel sound in tail is a diphthong …
16diphthong — UK [ˈdɪfθɒŋ] / UK [ˈdɪpθɒŋ] / US [ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ] / US [ˈdɪpˌθɑŋ] noun [countable] Word forms diphthong : singular diphthong plural diphthongs linguistics a sound consisting of one or two vowels that is the combination of two sounds said one after the… …
17Diphthong — der Diphthong, e (Oberstufe) Doppellaut aus zwei verschiedenen Vokalen Synonym: Doppelvokal Beispiel: Nach langem Vokal oder Diphthong schreibt man nach wie vor ß , nach kurzem Vokal aber ss …
18diphthong — noun /ˈdɪfθɒŋ,ˈdɪpθɒŋ,ˈdɪfθɔŋ,ˈdɪpθɔŋ,ˈdɪfθɑŋ,ˈdɪpθɑŋ/ a) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable. For example: ae , au , ou b) A vowel digraph or ligature. And… …
19diphthong — diph|thong [ˈdıfθɔŋ, ˈdıp US θo:ŋ] n technical [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Late Latin diphthongus two sounds , from Greek phthongos voice, sound ] a vowel sound made by pronouncing two vowels quickly one after the other. For example, the… …
20diphthong — [ dɪfθɒŋ, dɪp ] noun a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another (as in coin). ↘a digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel (as in… …
