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diphthongizing

diphthongizing is the present participle and gerund of diphthongize.

Meaning of diphthongize

Verb

diphthongize (third-person singular simple present diphthongizes, present participle diphthongizing, simple past and past participle diphthongized)

  1. (transitive) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
    • Some of these [monophthongs] will be diphthongised under the influence of following sounds.2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 5
  2. (intransitive) To become a diphthong.

Questions about diphthongizing

What is diphthongizing the present participle and gerund of?
Diphthongizing is the present participle and gerund of diphthongize.

Words near diphthongizing in the dictionary

  1. diphthongization
  2. diphthongizations
  3. diphthongize
  4. diphthongized
  5. diphthongizes
  6. diphthongizing
  7. diphthongoid
  8. diphthongoids
  9. diphthongs
  10. diphthongy
  11. diphy-

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