diphthong

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

dittongo

sinonimi

digraph

triphthong

voice

glide vowel

gliding vowel

Traduzioni

Diphthong

diphtongue

diptongo

tweeklank

diftong

δίφθογγος

ditongo

diftong

Doppellaut

Zwielaut

diphthongus

diphtongus

Diphtong

diftong

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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