triphthong
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος (tríphthongos, “triphthong, having three voices”), from τρία (tría, “three”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪfθɒŋ(ɡ)/, /ˈtɹɪpθɒŋ(ɡ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪfθɔŋ/, /ˈtɹɪpθɔŋ/
- (CA; US, in accents with the cot-caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪfθɑŋ/, /ˈtɹɪpθɑŋ/
Noun
triphthong (plural triphthongs)
- A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
Derived terms
Translations
monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another
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