triphthong
triphthong · triphthongs
трифтонг
трифтонг
Triphthong
A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from…A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
UK/ˈtɹɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/US/ˈtɹɪfˌθɔŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesA monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
Triphthong
трифто́нгtriftóng
трифто́нгtryftónh
A disyllabic sequence of a vowel, a semivowel, and a vowel.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another:
Русский
By meaning 1
monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another:
Origin
From the Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος (tríphthongos, “triphthong, having three voices”), fromFrom the Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος (tríphthongos, “triphthong, having three voices”), from τρία (tría, “three”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).
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Forms
plural: triphthongs| Singular | triphthong |
|---|---|
| Plural | triphthongs |
regular