- In phonetics, a
triphthong (UK: /ˈtrɪfθɒŋ, ˈtrɪpθɒŋ/ TRIF-thong, TRIP-thong, US: /-θɔːŋ/ -thawng) (from Gr**** τρίφθογγος triphthongos, lit. 'with three...
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cluster Vowel hiatus Index of
phonetics articles Table of
vowels Semivowel Triphthong Vowel Vowel breaking μονόφθογγος. Liddell,
Henry George; Scott, Robert;...
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diphthongization is the
sound change of a
monophthong into a
diphthong or
triphthong.
Vowel breaking may be
unconditioned or conditioned. It may be triggered...
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through three qualities is a
triphthong. All
languages have
monophthongs and many
languages have diphthongs, but
triphthongs or
vowel sounds with even more...
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slightly more back and
rounded than that in "cloak". RP also
possesses the
triphthongs /aɪə/ as in tire, /aʊə/ as in tower, /əʊə/ as in lower, /eɪə/ as in layer...
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example doy (Swedish: dö; English: die).
There is also a
triphthong that
exists in no
other Norse languages: iau as in skiaute/skiauta (Swedish:...
- Old
Occitan diphthongs and
triphthongs IPA
Example Meaning falling /aj/
paire father /aw/
autre other /uj/
conoiser to know /uw/ dous
sweet /ɔj/ pois...
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Elaboration of
Received Pronunciation English /eɪ/ or /iː/ into a
complex triphthong approximating, and
often transcribed -air- or -yair-. For example: 'mate'...
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vowel breaking: the
shifting of a
monophthong into a
diphthong or even a
triphthong. In the
Southern accent, the
short front vowels /æ/, /ɛ/, and /ɪ/ may...
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diphthongs and
triphthongs. Additionally, in
casual speech,
adjacent heterosyllabic vowels may
combine into
diphthongs and
triphthongs or even sequences...
