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monophthongization

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English monophthongize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English monophthongization From monophthongize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: monoftongizim — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Armenian: մենաբարբառայնացում (menabarbaṙaynacʻum) — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單母音化 /单母音化 — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Czech: monoftongizace — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Dutch: monoftongering — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Finnish: monoftongiutuminen — the process of becoming monophthong
  • French: monophtongaison — the process of becoming monophthong
  • German: Monophthongierung — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Greek: μονοφθογγισμός (monofthongismós) — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Hungarian: monofthongizáció — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Italian: monottongazione — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Malay: pemonoftongan — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Malay: monoftongisasi — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Norwegian: monoftongering — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Polish: monoftongizacja — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Portuguese: monotongação — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Russian: монофтонгиза́ция (monoftongizácija) — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Slovak: monoftongizácia — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Spanish: monoptongación — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Swedish: monoftongering — the process of becoming monophthong
  • Ukrainian: монофтонгізація (monoftonhizacija) — the process of becoming monophthong