diphthongic

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English

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Etymology

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From diphthong +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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diphthongic (not comparable)

  1. Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.
    • 1874, Henry Sweet, A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period:
      The old-diphthongic ou was sharply distinguished from the new-diphthongic ou

References

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diphthongic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.