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monophthongize

monophthongize verb: to change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To 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. (intransitive) To become a monophthong.

Forms of monophthongize

third-person singular presentmonophthongizes
present participlemonophthongizing
past participlemonophthongized
pastmonophthongized
alternative formmonophthongise

Origin of monophthongize

From monophthong + -ize.

Words formed from monophthongize

Questions about monophthongize

What does monophthongize mean?
Monophthongize means to change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).
What part of speech is monophthongize?
Monophthongize is a verb.
What is the past tense of monophthongize?
The past tense of monophthongize is monophthongized.

Words near monophthongize in the dictionary

  1. monophthongised
  2. monophthongises
  3. monophthongising
  4. monophthongization
  5. monophthongizations
  6. monophthongize
  7. monophthongized
  8. monophthongizes
  9. monophthongizing
  10. monophthongs
  11. monophyla

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