Meanings
noundiphthongization (countable and uncountable, plural diphthongizations)
plural diphthongizations · alternative diphthongisation
- countableuncountableThe process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
Origin
Translations
Catalan diftongació
- diftongacióshift from monophthong to diphthong
Chinese Mandarin 雙母音化 /双母音化
- 雙母音化 /双母音化shift from monophthong to diphthong
Czech diftongizace
- diftongizaceshift from monophthong to diphthong
Finnish diftongiutuminen, diftongoituminen
- diftongiutuminenshift from monophthong to diphthong
- diftongoituminenshift from monophthong to diphthong
French diphtongaison
- diphtongaisonshift from monophthong to diphthong
Greek διφθογγισμός
- διφθογγισμός (difthongismós)shift from monophthong to diphthong
Italian dittongazione
- dittongazioneshift from monophthong to diphthong
Japanese 二重母音化
- 二重母音化 (nijūboinka)shift from monophthong to diphthong
Polish dyftongizacja
- dyftongizacjashift from monophthong to diphthong
Portuguese ditongação
- ditongaçãoshift from monophthong to diphthong
Spanish diptongación
- diptongaciónshift from monophthong to diphthong
Swedish diftongering
- diftongeringshift from monophthong to diphthong
Cite this entry
APA
diphthongization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphthongization
MLA
“diphthongization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphthongization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diphthongization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphthongization.
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