🔤diphthong (dɪfθɒŋ)

noun
/ˈdɪfθɒŋ/
diptongo (diptongo)

Meaning

A complex vowel sound that begins with one vowel and glides into another within the same syllable.
Traducción del significado
Un sonido vocálico complejo que comienza con una vocal y se desliza hacia otra dentro de la misma sílaba.
Un sonido vocalico complejo que comienza con una vocal y se desliza hacia otra dentro de la misma silaba.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The word 'coin' contains a diphthong.

La palabra 'coin' contiene un diptongo.
La palabra 'coin' contiene un diptongo.

Synonyms

vowel blend, vowel glide, vowel combination, double vowel

Antonyms

monophthong, pure vowel

Colocaciones

English diphthongs, vowel diphthong, diphthong sound

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