diphthong

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
2. A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
3. (rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.

Έννοιες

δίφθογγος

dífthongos

Συνώνυμα

digraph

triphthong

voice

glide vowel

gliding vowel

Μεταφράσεις

Diphthong

diphtongue

diptongo

dittongo

tweeklank

diftong

ditongo

diftong

Zwielaut

Doppellaut

diphthongus

diftongo

diftong

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From French diphtongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).