diphthong in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for diphthong in the English»French Dictionary

diphthong [Brit ˈdɪfθɒŋ, ˈdɪpθɒŋ, Am ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ, ˈdɪpˌθɑŋ] N

diphthong

diphtongue f

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diphthong in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for diphthong in the English»French Dictionary

diphthong [ˈdɪfθɒŋ, Am -θɑ:ŋ] N LING

diphthong

diphtongue f

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English

In the genitive singular, the was replaced with from the second declension, the resulting diphthong shortening to subsequently becoming.

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Such words may be pronounced with the full value of the diphthong, however.

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If the syllable is phonetically open, the vowel written is usually the second vowel in the diphthong.

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A special characteristic of the languages is the large number of diphthongs.

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With diphthongs, either the long vowel or the offglide may bear the stress.

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In unstressed syllables, hiatuses were originally distinguished from diphthongs with a trema.

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Another example is the occasional omission of the subscripted iota of long diphthongs (see above).

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In addition to the low vowel count, or because of it, there are also no instances of diphthongs or triphthongs.

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The only diphthongs that are at all common are "au" and "eu".

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In some dialects, the diphthong may be reduced to the long monophthong.

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