triphthong

English - Turkish

Definition of triphthong in English Turkish dictionary

{i} üç sesli hece

(isim) üç sesli hece

English - English

Definition of triphthong in English English dictionary

A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one

A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs

Hyphenation

triph·thong

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek τρία (“three”) + φθόγγος (phthongos, “sound”).