Triphthong
11Triphthong — Tri|phthọng auch: Triph|thọng 〈m. 1; Sprachw.〉 = Dreilaut [<grch. tri... „drei...“ + phthongos „Ton, Klang, Laut“] * * * Tri|ph|thọng, der; [e]s, e [zu griech. tri = drei , geb. nach ↑ Diphthong] (Sprachwiss.): aus drei… …
12Triphthong — Tri|phthọng auch: Triph|thọng 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; Phon.〉 Dreilaut, drei nebeneinander stehende Vokale mit der Funktion eines einzigen, z. B. in Mundarten [Etym.: <Tri… + grch. phthoggos »Ton, Klang, Laut«] …
13Triphthong — Triph|thong* der; s, e <zu gr. tri (vgl. ↑tri...), Analogiebildung zu ↑Diphthong> Dreilaut, drei eine Silbe bildende Vokale (z. B. ital. miei = »meine«) …
14triphthong — [ trɪfθɒŋ, trɪpθɒŋ] noun a union of three vowels (letters or sounds) pronounced in one syllable (as in fire). ↘three written vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel (as in beau). Derivatives triphthongal adjective Origin C16:… …
15triphthong — n. Trigraph …
16triphthong — triph·thong …
17triphthong — triph•thong [[t]ˈtrɪf θɔŋ, θɒŋ, ˈtrɪp [/t]] n. 1) phn a monosyllabic speech sound sequence made up of three differing vowel qualities, as in some pronunciations of our[/ex] 2) ling. trigraph • Etymology: 1590–1600; < NL triphthongus < MGk… …
18triphthong — /ˈtrɪfθɒŋ/ (say trifthong) noun 1. a union of three vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable. 2. → trigraph. {New Latin triphthongus, from Medieval Greek triphthongos with three vowels} –triphthongal /trɪfˈθɒŋgəl/ (say trif thongguhl), adjective …
19triphthong — n. three vowel sounds pronounced as one …
20Triphthong — Tri|ph|thọng, der; [e]s, e <griechisch> (Sprachwissenschaft Dreilaut, drei eine Silbe bildende Selbstlaute, z. B. italienisch miei »meine«) …
