diphthongise

• Verb, das den Vorgang bezeichnet, bei dem ein einfacher Vokal zu einem Diphthong wird, meist in der Phonetik oder Linguistik.

A verb used to indicate the process of turning a simple vowel sound into a diphthong, typically in phonetics or linguistics.

1. Change to a diphthongC2formal

   To transform a simple vowel sound into a diphthong, which is a complex vowel sound that begins with one vowel and glides into another within the same syllable.

   In einen Diphthong umwandeln

   • In some dialects, speakers tend to diphthongise the long 'o' sound.
   • The linguist explained how certain vowels naturally diphthongise over time.
   • When learning the language, students often diphthongise pure vowels incorrectly.

   Synonymebreakfracture