monophthongal

WOTD - 7 November 2009    

English

Etymology

From monophthong +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌmɒn.əfˈθɒŋ.ɡəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.əl/, /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.ɡəl/

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Adjective

monophthongal (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
2. (linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is otherwise normally pronounced as a diphthong.

Antonyms

• diphthongal

Related terms

• monophthong
• monophthongization
• monophthongize / monophthongise

Translations

of or pertaining to a monophthong

Finnish: yksinäisvokaalinen (fi)

Italian: monottongato (it)

pronounced as a single vowel sound

Finnish: yksinäisvokaalinen (fi)

Italian: monottongato (it)