monophthongize

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verb

To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).

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Meanings

verbmonophthongize (third-person singular simple present monophthongizes, present participle monophthongizing, simple past and past participle monophthongized)

present singular third person monophthongizes · participle present monophthongizing · participle past monophthongized · past monophthongized · alternative monophthongise

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).

    Inherited -au- was monophthongized to -a- in Sardinian. These forms must therefore go back to […] *aCurri, with an elided consonant.

    2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 132
  2. intransitivehuman sciencesTo become a monophthong.

Origin

From monophthong + -ize.

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Translations

Finnish monoftongistaa, monoftongiutua
  • monoftongistaato change to a monophthong
  • monoftongiutuato become monophthongal
French monophtonguer
  • monophtonguerto change to a monophthong
German monophthongieren
  • monophthongierento change to a monophthong
Italian monottongare, monottongare
  • monottongareto change to a monophthong
  • monottongareto become monophthongal
Portuguese monotongar, monotongar
  • monotongarto change to a monophthong
  • monotongarto become monophthongal
Romanian monoftonga, monoftongiza
  • monoftongato change to a monophthong
  • monoftongizato change to a monophthong
  • monoftongato become monophthongal
  • monoftongizato become monophthongal
Spanish monoptongar, monoptongar
  • monoptongarto change to a monophthong
  • monoptongarto become monophthongal
Swedish monoftongera, monoftongera
  • monoftongerato change to a monophthong
  • monoftongerato become monophthongal
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APA

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MLA

“monophthongize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monophthongize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monophthongize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monophthongize.

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