Definition of Monophthongize. Meaning of Monophthongize. Synonyms of Monophthongize

- A monophthong (/ˈmɒnəfθɒŋ, ˈmɒnəp-/ MON-əf-thong, MON-əp-; from Ancient Gr**** μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos) 'one sound', from μόνος (mónos) 'single' and...
- eat, [ɡəː ɒf] go off. Vedic Sanskrit diphthongs /ɐɪ/ and /ɐʊ/ later monophthongize to /eː/ and /oː/ respectively in classical Sanskrit, but these may remain...
- single vowel sound. For instance, in English, the word ah is spoken as a monophthong (/ɑː/), while the word ow is spoken as a diphthong in most varieties...
- whose quality does not change throughout the vowel is called a monophthong. Monophthongs are sometimes called "pure" or "stable" vowels. A vowel sound...
- Monophthongs Front Central Back short long short long short long Close i இ iː ஈ u உ uː ஊ Mid e எ eː ஏ o ஒ oː ஓ Open ä அ äː ஆ...
- lax vowels as in Standard English. The diphthongs /ei/ and /ou/ are monophthongs [eː] and [oː] or even the reverse diphthongs [ie] and [uo] (e.g. bay...
- pronunciation and grammar. Features typical of Viennese German include Monophthongization, the transformation of a diphthong into a monophtong (German heiß...
- southern portion of the eastern ridges and lowlands. The appearance of monophthongs in this region is sometimes attributed to the high degree of Scandinavian...
- Monophthongs Front Back unrounded rounded unrounded rounded Close i iː y yː u uː Mid e eː o oː Open æ æː ɑ ɑː (ɒ)...
- complicated diphthongs such as -eau which would later be leveled to monophthongs.[citation needed] The earliest evidence of what became Old French can...