| Aphthong | n. [ Gr. &unr_; silent; 'a priv. + &unr_; voice, sound, fr. &unr_; to sound. ] A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. -- Aph*thon"gal a. [1913 Webster] |
| Diphthong | n. [ L. diphthongus, Gr. &unr_;; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; voice, sound, fr. &unr_; to utter a sound: cf. F. diphthongue. ] (Orthoëpy) (a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong. (b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diphthong | v. t. To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diphthongal | a. Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong. -- Diph*thon"gal*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] |
| Diphthongalize | v. t. To make into a diphthong; to pronounce as a diphthong. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diphthongation | n. See Diphthongization. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diphthongic | a. Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diphthongization | n. The act of changing into a diphthong. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diphthongize | v. t. & i. To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel. “The diphthongized long vowels.” H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
