diphthongize

English

Alternative forms

• diphthongise (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

From diphthong +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪfθɑŋaɪz/, /ˈdɪp-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪfθɒŋaɪz/, /ˈdɪp-/

Verb

diphthongize (third-person singular simple present diphthongizes, present participle diphthongizing, simple past and past participle diphthongized)

1. (transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.

   Coordinate term: monophthongize

   • 2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 5:

     Some of these [monophthongs] will be diphthongised under the influence of following sounds.

2. (intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.

Derived terms

• diphthongization

Translations

to change to a diphthong

• German: diphthongieren
• Ido: diftongigar (io)
• Italian: dittongare
• Spanish: diptongar (es)
• Swedish: diftongera (sv)

to become a diphthong

• French: diphtonguer (fr)
• German: diphthongiert werden
• Italian: dittongare
• Japanese: 二重母音化する (nijūboinka suru)
• Spanish: diptongar (es)
• Swedish: diftongera (sv)