Triphthong
121Dreylaut, der — Der Dreylaut, des es, plur. die e, in der Sprachkunst, ein zusammen gesetzter Laut, wo drey verschiedene Selbstlaute mit Einer Öffnung des Mundes ausgesprochen werden, und gleichsam in Einen Laut zusammen schmelzen; ein Triphthong. Diejenigen,… …
122triphthongal — See triphthong. * * * …
123vocalism — /voh keuh liz euhm/, n. 1. Phonet. a. a vowel, diphthong, triphthong, or vowel quality, as in a syllable. b. the system of vowels of a language. 2. the use of the voice, as in speech or song. 3. the act, principles, or art of singing. [1860 65;… …
124Korean language — Official language of North Korea and South Korea, spoken by more than 75 million people, including substantial communities of ethnic Koreans living elsewhere. Korean is not closely related to any other language, though a distant genetic kinship… …
125triphthongize — verb To convert to a triphthong …
126triphthongal — adjective Pertaining to a triphthong …
127monophthongization — noun The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong …
128trigraph — noun A group of three letters used to represent a single sound or a combination of sounds that does not correspond to the written letters combined. See Also: triphthong, ligature …
