triphthongal
11triphthong — /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 …
12triphthong — [trif′thôŋ] n. [ TRI + (DI)PHTHONG] 1. a complex vowel sound involving three continuous vowel sounds in one syllable (Ex.: fire, as in the British pronunciation, IPA [fa I ə]) 2. loosely a trigraph triphthongal [trip′thôŋ′gəl] adj …
13triphthong — n. 1 a union of three vowels (letters or sounds) pronounced in one syllable (as in fire). 2 three vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel (as in b eau). Derivatives: triphthongal adj. Etymology: F triphtongue (as TRI ,… …
14triphone — /trīˈfōn/ noun A shorthand sign representing a triphthongal sound ORIGIN: ↑tri and Gr phōnē sound …
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