A pair of vowels that are considered a single vowel for the purpose of phonemic distinction One of the two vowels is more prominent than the other In writing systems, diphthongs are sometimes written with one symbol, and sometimes with more than one symbol (for example, with a digraph)
A pair of vowels which are considered a single vowel for the purpose of phonemic distinction One of the two vowels is more prominent than the other For example, in American English, the words day /dai/ and row /rou/ each consist of a consonant followed by a diphthong In writing systems, diphthongs are sometimes written with one symbol, and sometimes with more than one symbol, e g , with a digraph
a gliding monosyllabic speech item that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to or toward the position for another (as the vowel combination that forms the last part of toy)
A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; called an improper diphthong
a vowel sound, occupying a single syllable, during the articulation of which the tongue moves from one position to another, causing a continual change in vowel quality, as in the pronunciation of a in English late, during which the tongue moves from the position of (e) towards (i)
A diphthong is a vowel in which the speaker's tongue changes position while it is being pronounced, so that the vowel sounds like a combination of two other vowels. The vowel sound in `tail' is a diphthong. a vowel sound made by pronouncing two vowels quickly one after the other. For example, the vowel sound in 'main' is a diphthong. (diphthongus , from phthongos )
a vowel sound produced when the tongue moves from one vowel sound toward another vowel in the same syllable; two vowel sounds that come together so fast that they are considered one syllable (ou, ow, oi/oy)