diphthongization

English

Alternative forms

• diphthongisation

Etymology

From diphthong +‎ -ization.

Noun

diphthongization (countable and uncountable, plural diphthongizations)

2. The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).

   Coordinate terms: monophthongization, triphthongization

Related terms

• diphthongize

Translations

shift from monophthong to diphthong

Albanian: diftongizim m Catalan: diftongació (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 雙母音化 / 双母音化 Czech: diftongizace (cs) f Finnish: diftongiutuminen (fi), diftongoituminen French: diphtongaison (fr) f Greek: διφθογγισμός m (difthongismós) Italian: dittongazione Japanese: 二重母音化 (nijūboinka) Polish: dyftongizacja (pl) f Portuguese: ditongação (pt) f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: дифтонгиза́ција f Roman: diftongizácija (sh) f Swedish: diftongering c