diphthong

1. A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

   Diphthong, Doppellaut, Zwielaut

   дифто́нгdiftóng, двугла́сныйdvuglásnyj, двоегла́сныйdvojeglásnyj

   дифто́нгdyftónh, двоголосни́йdvoholosnýj

   a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

2. A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.

3. (rare)A vowel digraph or ligature.

1. The two vowels form a diphthong that is difficult to pronounce.

   deDie beiden Vokale bilden einen schwer aussprechbaren Diphthong.

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2. Hiatus is when one vowel follows another vowel without creating a diphthong.

   deBeim Hiatus folgt ein Vokal auf einen anderen, ohne einen Diphthong zu bilden.

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3. How many vowels does English have? If you said five, you were wrong. Standard British English has twelve, not counting diphthongs.

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