diphthongization

English

Alternative forms

• diphthongisation

Etymology

From diphthong +‎ -ization.

Noun

diphthongization (countable and uncountable, plural diphthongizations)

2. The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).

   Coordinate terms: monophthongization, triphthongization

Related terms

• diphthongize

Translations

shift from monophthong to diphthong

• Albanian: diftongizim m
• Catalan: diftongació (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙母音化 / 双母音化

• Czech: diftongizace (cs) f
• Finnish: diftongiutuminen (fi), diftongoituminen
• French: diphtongaison (fr) f
• Greek: διφθογγισμός m (difthongismós)
• Italian: dittongazione
• Japanese: 二重母音化 (nijūboinka)
• Polish: dyftongizacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: ditongação (pt) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: дифтонгиза́ција f

  Latin: diftongizácija (sh) f

• Spanish: diptongación (es) f
• Swedish: diftongering c