Diphthong: alternatives and connections

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as,…

Produced, as a letter, syllable, or word, by the organs of speech; pronounced.

The rough breathing; a mark (/) placed over an initial vowel sound or over / to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h…

A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.

The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the collision of the…

a syllable that ends with a consonant.; "The vowel in a closed syllable is short."

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

One who joins or promotes a coalition; one who advocates coalition.

a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union

An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alpha…

The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.

The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowe…

A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with g…

To fetter; to shackle; to chain. H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with t…

a syllable with a branching nucleus or a branching rime.; "A heavy syllable consists of a long vowel or a diphthong, or a short vowel…

a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)