diphthongize

verb
/ˈdɪfθɑŋaɪz/US/ˈdɪfθɒŋaɪz/UK

Etymology

From diphthong + -ize.

  1. derived from δίφθογγος
  2. derived from diphthongus
  3. derived from diphtongue
  4. suffixed as diphthongize — “diphthong + ize

Definitions

  1. To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.

    • Some of these [monophthongs] will be diphthongised under the influence of following sounds.
  2. To become a diphthong.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for diphthongize. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA