Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
diphthongize .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word diphthongizing.
Examples
-
Each table illustrates the tendency to reduction of unaccented syllables, the vocalic modification of the radical element under the influence of the following vowel, the rise in tongue position of the long middle vowels (English o to u, e to i; German o to uo to u, üe to ü), the diphthongizing of the old high vowels (English i to ei to ai; English and German u to ou to au; German ü to öü to oi).
Chapter 8. Language as a Historical Product: Phonetic Law 1921
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.