Associations to the word «Diphthong»
Noun
- Vowel
- Consonant
- Phoneme
- Syllable
- Ui
- Glide
- Pronunciation
- Eu
- Ous
- Phonology
- Ai
- Ea
- Orthography
- Dialect
- Rp
- Ay
- Au
- Accent
- Hiatus
- Mora
- Spelling
- Yiddish
- Nucleus
- Plural
- Inventory
- Deletion
- Transcription
- Sequence
- Ending
- Verb
- Alphabet
- Onset
- Cor
- Io
- Noun
- Reflex
- Articulation
- Stress
- Breaking
- Borrowing
- Sami
- Contraction
- Pronoun
- Suffix
- Falling
- Gliding
- Epsilon
- Canaan
- Initial
- Portuguese
- Raising
- Combination
- Morphology
- Cluster
- Closing
- Distinction
- Sound
- Shift
- Rhyme
- Sanskrit
Adjective
Wiktionary
DIPHTHONG, noun. (phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
DIPHTHONG, noun. (rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
Dictionary definition
DIPHTHONG, noun. A vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another.
Wise words
Think twice before you speak, because your words and
influence will plant the seed of either success or failure
in the mind of another.