monophthongal

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English

WOTD – 7 November 2009

Etymology

From monophthong +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌmɒn.əfˈθɒŋ.ɡəl/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.əl/, /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.ɡəl/
  • Audio (US):(file)

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.

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