- Diphthongization
- Diphthongization Diph`thong*i*za"tion, n. The act of changing into a diphthong. --H. Sweet. [1913 Webster]
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Diphthongization
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diphthongization — (Amer.) diph·thong·i·za·tion || ‚dɪfθɒŋgaɪ zeɪʃn n. act of changing into a diphthong; pronounce as a diphthong (also diphthongisation) … English contemporary dictionary
diphthongization — noun see diphthongize … New Collegiate Dictionary
diphthongization — See diphthongize. * * * … Universalium
diphthongization — diph·thong·iza·tion … English syllables
diphthongization — ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(g)ə̇ˈzāshən, ˌ(g)īˈz noun ( s) : the act of diphthongizing or the state of being diphthongized … Useful english dictionary
diphthongize — diphthongization, n. /dif thawng uyz , guyz , thong , dip /, v., diphthongized, diphthongizing. Phonet. v.t. 1. to change into or pronounce as a diphthong. v.i. 2. to become a diphthong. Also, esp. Brit., diphthongise. [1865 70; DIPHTHONG + IZE]… … Universalium
diphthongizations — diphthongization (Amer.) diph·thong·i·za·tion || ‚dɪfθɒŋgaɪ zeɪʃn n. act of changing into a diphthong; pronounce as a diphthong (also diphthongisation) … English contemporary dictionary
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic … Wikipedia
Diphthong — A diphthong ( /ˈdɪf … Wikipedia
