diphthongisation
English
Alternative forms
- diphthongization
Etymology
diphthong + -isation
Noun
diphthongisation (countable and uncountable, plural diphthongisations)
- The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
Related terms
- diphthongize
Translations
shift from monophthong to diphthong
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