monophthongal
English
WOTD – 7 November 2009
Etymology
From monophthong + -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmɒn.əfˈθɒŋ.ɡəl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.əl/, /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.ɡəl/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
monophthongal (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
- (linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is otherwise normally pronounced as a diphthong.
Antonyms
- diphthongal
Related terms
- monophthong
- monophthongization
- monophthongize / monophthongise
Translations
of or pertaining to a monophthong
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pronounced as a single vowel sound
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