diphthongize
verb/ˈdɪfθɑŋaɪz/US/ˈdɪfθɒŋaɪz/UK
Etymology
From diphthong + -ize.
- derived from δίφθογγος
- derived from diphthongus
- derived from diphtongue
Definitions
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.
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