diphthongize - Wiktionary, the free dictionary diphthongize (third-person singular simple present diphthongizes, present participle diphthongizing, simple past and past participle diphthongized) (transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel
Vowel breaking - Wikipedia In historical linguistics, vowel breaking, vowel fracture, [1] or diphthongization is the sound change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong Vowel breaking may be unconditioned or conditioned It may be triggered by the presence of another sound, by stress, or in no particular way
What does diphthongize mean? - Definitions. net Diphthongize means to change a monophthong vowel sound into a diphthong A diphthong is a complex vowel sound that begins with one vowel sound and switches to another within the same syllable