Diphthong

/ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/

Synonyms for "diphthong" (70 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Strong matches (21)

Related words (35)

nasalocclusivepalatalparasitic vowelpeakpharyngealpharyngealizationphonephonemeplosiveprothetic vowelretroflexsegmental phonemesemivowelsonantsonorityspeech soundstopsurdsyllabic nucleus
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syllabic peaksyllabletransition soundtriphthongvelarvocablevocalicvocoidvoicevoiced soundvoiceless soundvoicingvowel
Noun(2 words)
sliding vowelvowel pair

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

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phonemevowelvowel sound

More specific

3 entries
centering diphthongfalling diphthongrising diphthong

Collocations

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English diphthongcentering diphthongdiphthong formationdiphthong soundrising diphthong

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Many among us are not familiar with diphthongs but they are found in every phrase, sentence and paragraph. Question: How important are they in the Zamboangueño Chavacano language and what does "diphthong" mean? Answer: They are very important! Diphthongs are combinations of two vowels pronounced together in the same syllable, which produce a new distinct sound.

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The two vowels form a diphthong that is difficult to pronounce.

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Hiatus is when one vowel follows another vowel without creating a diphthong.

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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.

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