单词 | rising diphthong |
释义 | > as lemmasrising diphthong rising diphthong n. Phonetics a diphthong in which the final vowel is more prominent. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [noun] > diphthong diphthong1483 bivocal1813 parasite-diphthong1888 rising diphthong1888 murmur diphthong1892 1888 H. Sweet Hist. Eng. Sounds (new ed.) 9 A ‘rising’..diphthong. 1892 J. Wright Primer Gothic Lang. viii. 43 A diphthong may be defined as the combination of a sonantal with a consonantal vowel. And it is called a falling or rising diphthong according as the stress is upon the first or second element. 1960 P. H. Reaney Orig. Eng. Place-names 45 In Devon, OE ēa frequently became a rising diphthong in ME and survives with initial y: Yalland, Yelland. < as lemmas |
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