triphthongal
1Triphthongal — Triph*thon gal, a. Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel sounds pronounced together in a single syllable. [1913 Webster] …
2triphthongal — adjective see triphthong …
3triphthongal — See triphthong. * * * …
4triphthongal — adjective Pertaining to a triphthong …
5triphthongal — triph·thong·al …
6triphthongal — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(g)əl adjective : of, relating to, or having the character of a triphthong …
7triphthong — triphthongal /trif thawng geuhl, thong , trip /, adj. /trif thawng, thong, trip /, n. 1. Phonet. a monosyllabic speech sound sequence perceived as being made up of three differing vowel qualities, as the pronunciation of our, esp. in r dropping… …
8triphthong — noun Etymology: tri + phthong (as in diphthong) Date: circa 1599 1. a phonological unit consisting of three successive vocalic sounds in one syllable 2. trigraph • triphthongal adjective …
9Alphabets derived from the Latin — Variants of the Latin alphabet are used by the writing systems of many languages throughout the world. The tables below summarize and compare some of the alphabets known to the various contributors. In this article, the word alphabet is… …
10triphthong — [ 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:… …
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