diphthongize

English

Alternative forms

diphthongise

Etymology

Verb

diphthongize (third-person singular simple present diphthongizes, present participle diphthongizing, simple past and past participle diphthongized)

(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
Coordinate term: monophthongize
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.

Derived terms

diphthongization

Translations

to change to a diphthong

Ido: diftongigar (io)
Italian: dittongare
Spanish: diptongar (es)
Swedish: diftongera (sv)

to become a diphthong

French: diphtonguer (fr)
Italian: dittongare
Japanese: 二重母音化する (nijūboinka suru)
Spanish: diptongar (es)
Swedish: diftongera (sv)

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