monophthongal

English

WOTD – 7 November 2009

Etymology

From monophthong +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmɒn.əfˈθɒŋ.ɡəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.əl/, /ˌmɑ.nəfˈθɑŋ.ɡəl/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

monophthongal (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
2. (linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also commonly pronounced as a diphthong.

   Synonym: monophthongic

Antonyms

• diphthongal

Related terms

• monophthong
• monophthongization
• monophthongize / monophthongise

Translations

of or pertaining to a monophthong

• Finnish: yksinäisvokaalinen
• Italian: monottongato (it)
• Yiddish: מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש (monoftongish)

pronounced as a single vowel sound

• Finnish: yksinäisvokaalinen
• Italian: monottongato (it)
• Yiddish: מאָנאָפֿטאָנגיש (monoftongish)