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diphthongization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From diphthong + -ization.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: diftongizim — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Catalan: diftongació — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙母音化 /双母音化 — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Czech: diftongizace — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Finnish: diftongiutuminen — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Finnish: diftongoituminen — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • French: diphtongaison — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Greek: διφθογγισμός (difthongismós) — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Italian: dittongazione — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Japanese: 二重母音化 (nijūboinka) — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Polish: dyftongizacja — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Portuguese: ditongação — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Serbo-Croatian: дифтонгиза́ција — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Serbo-Croatian: diftongizácija — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Spanish: diptongación — shift from monophthong to diphthong
  • Swedish: diftongering — shift from monophthong to diphthong