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Diphthong

//ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ// noun

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Noun

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.
"In Lang Belta vowels usually appear preceding or following a consonant (see previous examples), and as of now no occurrence of diphthongs or triphthongs has been attested."
2
a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another wordnet
3
A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
4
A vowel digraph or ligature. rare
"And he might have written the name, also, with the diphthong æ, as well as the single vowel, in the initial syllable, throughout all the preceding forms."

Etymology

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

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