triphthong

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

clover shamrock consonant liquid explosive modification lateral nasal assimilation articulation mute glide aspiration pharyngeal leash
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Examples

Features rather more confined to Lincolnshire include: *Elaboration of standard English /eɪ/ or /iː/ into a complex triphthong approximating, and often transcribed -air- or -yair-. Source: Internet

Some linguists use the terms diphthong and triphthong only in this phonemic sense. Source: Internet

Syllabic structure A syllable requires a vowel (or diphthong or triphthong) to appear in the middle. Source: Internet

There are different possible realisations of these items: in slow, careful speech they may be pronounced as a two-syllable triphthong with three distinct vowel qualities in succession, or as a monosyllabic triphthong. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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