Meaning of Diphthong | Babel Free
ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)Definitions
- A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
- A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
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A vowel digraph or ligature. rare
Equivalents
བོད་སྐད
དབྱངས་སྒྲ་ཉིས་ལྡན
Català
diftong
Čeština
dvojhláska
Cymraeg
deusain
Ελληνικά
δίφθογγος
Esperanto
diftongo
Español
diptongo
Français
diphtongue
Galego
ditongo
Հայերեն
երկբարբառ
Íslenska
tvíhljóð
Italiano
dittongo
日本語
二重母音
한국어
이중모음
Latina
diphthongus
Lietuvių
dvibalsis
Polski
dyftong
Português
ditongo
Română
diftong
Slovenčina
dvojhláska
Svenska
diftong
Tagalog
kambal-patinig
Türkçe
diftong
Yorùbá
fáwẹ̀lì ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
“An improper diphthong has only one of the vowels sounded; as, ea in heat, oa in coal.”
“The diphthong ae is sounded like ē (§7); that is, it has the sound of ey in they.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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