diphthong

名词 n.
/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/|/ˈdɪpˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/    /ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/|/ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/|/ˈdɪpˌθɑŋ/|/ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
    — In Lang Belta vowels usually appear preceding or following a consonant (see previous examples), and as of now no occurrence of diphthongs or triphthongs has been attested.
  2. A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
  3. A vowel digraph or ligature. rare
    — And he might have written the name, also, with the diphthong æ, as well as the single vowel, in the initial syllable, throughout all the preceding forms.

词形变化

diphthongs plural dipthong alternative,obsolete

词源

PIE word
*dwóh₁
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Hellenic *dwi-
Ancient Greek δι- (di-)
Ancient Greek φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai)
Ancient Greek φθόγγος (phthóngos)
Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος (dĭ́phthongos)der.
Latin diphthongusbor.
French diphtongueder.
English diphthong
From French diphtongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).
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