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单词 diphthongal
释义

diphthongaladj.

/dɪfˈθɒŋɡəl/
Etymology: < diphthong n. + -al suffix1.
Of or belonging to a diphthong; of the nature of a diphthong.
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diphthongal1749
diphthong1798
diphthongous1833
diphthongic1883
1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 403 That 7 vocal Notes or Vowels..struck, as one may say, in diphthongal or triphthongal Chords with each other, may well enough account for the Sounds of our Language.
1806 M. Smart in Monthly Mag. 21 14 So easily does r slide into vowel or dipthongal sounds.
1869 A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. I. i. iii. 116 Ben Jonson..entirely ignores the diphthongal character of long i.
1888 H. Sweet Hist. Eng. Sounds (new ed.) 248 A diphthongal pronunciation of the..words.

Derivatives

diphˈthongally adv.
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diphthongally1846
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Wylie).
1896 N.E.D. at Diphthongal Mod. The question whether long i was already pronounced diphthongally in 1500.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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