Diphthongs

/ˈdɪfθɔŋz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of diphthong; multiple vowel sounds that each blend two different vowel positions.

Etymology

From Greek 'di-' (two) + 'phthongos' (sound), pluralized with English '-s'. This simple plural refers to any number of two-sound vowel combinations.

Kelly Says

English has about 8-10 major diphthongs depending on your accent, while some languages have zero—which is why English pronunciation seems impossibly complicated to learners from countries with pure vowel systems!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድፍቶንግ
dif-tong
ARالعربية
مُدَوّجات
mu-daww-jat
BNবাংলা
দ্বিধ্বন্য
dwi-dhv-nya
CACatalà
diftongs
dif-tong-s
CSČeština
diftongy
dif-tong-y
DADansk
diftonger
dif-tong-er
DEDeutsch
Diphthonge
dif-tong-e
ELΕλληνικά
διφθόνγες
dif-thon-ges
ESEspañol
diftongos
dif-ton-gos
FAفارسی
ديفثونگ
di-f-tong
FISuomi
diftongeja
dif-ton-ge-ja
FRFrançais
diphthonges
dif-tong-z
GUGU
દિફ્થોંગ
dif-thon
HAHA
diphthongs
di-f-tong-s
HEעברית
דיפתונגים
di-f-tong-im
HIहिन्दी
द्विध्वन्या
dv-idh-vanya
HUMagyar
diftongok
dif-tong-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
diftong
dif-tong
IGIG
diphthongs
di-f-tong-s
ITItaliano
diftonghi
dif-ton-ghi
JA日本語
二重母音
ni-ju-u-bo-on
KKKK
дифтонги
dif-tong-i
KMKM
ឌីផ្ធង
di-ph-tong
KO한국어
이중음
i-jung-eum
MRMR
डिफ्थोंग
dif-thon
MSBahasa Melayu
diftong
dif-tong
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီဖသောင်
di-f-tha-ung
NLNederlands
diftongen
dif-ton-gen
NONorsk
diftonger
dif-tong-er
PAPA
ਦਿਫ਼ਥੋਂਗ
dif-thon-g
PLPolski
diftongi
dif-ton-gi
PTPortuguês
diftongos
dif-ton-gos
RORomână
diftongi
dif-ton-gi
RUРусский
дифтонги
dif-tong-i
SVSvenska
diftonger
dif-tong-er
SWKiswahili
diftong
dif-tong
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை ஒலிகள்
ir-tta-i oli-lig
TEతెలుగు
ద్విధ్వనీ
dv-idh-vani
THไทย
ไดฟธอง
dai-fon
TLTL
diftong
dif-tong
TRTürkçe
diftonglar
dif-tong-lar
UKУкраїнська
дифтонги
dif-tong-i
URاردو
ڈیپثونگ
di-f-tong
VITiếng Việt
điều kiện diphthong
dee-o-khuan dif-tong
YOYO
diphthongs
di-f-tong-s
ZH中文
双元音
shuang-yuán-yīn
ZUZU
diphthongs
di-f-tong-s

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