English-Thai Dictionary

triphthong

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIPHTHONG

n.[Gr. three, and sound. ] A coalition of three vowels in one compound sound, or in one syllable, as in adieu, eye.

 

TRIPHTHONGAL

a.Pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of a triphthong.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRIPHTHONG

Triph "thong, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + -phthong, as in diphthong: cf. F.triphthonque.] (Orthoëpy )

 

Defn: A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs.

 

TRIPHTHONGAL

TRIPHTHONGAL Triph *thon "gal, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

triphthong

triph thong |ˈtrifˌTHôNG, ˈtrip- ˈtrɪfˌθɔŋ ˈtrɪpˌθɔŋ | ▶noun a union of three vowels (letters or sounds ) pronounced in one syllable (as in some pronunciations of our ). Contrasted with diphthong, monophthong. • a vowel trigraph (as in b eau ). DERIVATIVES triph thong al |trifˈTHôNG (g )əl, trip-, -ˈTHäNG (g )əl |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French triphtongue, from tri- ‘three, ’ on the pattern of diphthong .

 

Oxford Dictionary

triphthong

triphthong |ˈtrɪfθɒŋ, ˈtrɪpθɒŋ | ▶noun a union of three vowels (letters or sounds ) pronounced in one syllable (as in fire ). Contrasted with diphthong, monophthong. • three written vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel (as in b eau ). DERIVATIVES triphthongal |-ˈθɒŋg (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French triphtongue, from tri- ‘three ’, on the pattern of diphthong .

 

Duden Dictionary

Triphthong

Tri ph thong , Triph thong Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Triphth o ng |zu griechisch tri- = drei-, gebildet nach Diphthong aus drei nebeneinanderstehenden, eine Silbe bildenden Vokalen bestehender Laut; Dreilaut z. B. italienisch miei = meine