monophthongal

English

WOTD – 7 November 2009

Etymology

From monophthong +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmɒn.əfˈθɒŋ.ɡəl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.əl/, /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.ɡəl/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

monophthongal (not comparable)

(linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
(linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also commonly pronounced as a diphthong.
Synonym: monophthongic

Antonyms

diphthongal

Related terms

Translations

of or pertaining to a monophthong

Finnish: yksinäisvokaalinen
Italian: monottongato (it)
Yiddish: מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש (monoftongish)

pronounced as a single vowel sound

Finnish: yksinäisvokaalinen
Italian: monottongato (it)
Yiddish: מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש (monoftongish)

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