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Meaning of "Diphthong" in the German dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIPHTHONG

lateinisch diphthongus < griechisch díphthoggos, eigentlich = zweifach tönend, zu: dís = zweimal und phthóggos = Ton, Laut.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIPHTHONG IN GERMAN

Diphthong  [Diphthọng] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIPHTHONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Diphthong is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIPHTHONG MEAN IN GERMAN?

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diphthong

Diphthong

A diphthong is a double-vowel of two different vowels, also twins or twins. The most famous writings of diphthongs in German are "ei", "au", "eu" and "eu"; More rare are "ai" or "ui". Diphthongs are found in almost every language. Ein Diphthong ist ein Doppellaut aus zwei verschiedenen Vokalen, auch Zwielaut oder Zweilaut. Die bekanntesten Schreibungen von Diphthongen im Deutschen sind „ei“, „au“, „äu“ und „eu“; seltener sind „ai“ oder „ui“. Diphthonge kommen in nahezu allen Sprachen vor.

Definition of Diphthong in the German dictionary

sound formed from two vowels; Double skin, double vowel example, au, eu are diphthongs. aus zwei Vokalen gebildeter Laut; Doppellaut, DoppelvokalBeispielei, au, eu sind Diphthonge.
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GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIPHTHONG


Armstrong
A̲rmstrong
Bong
Bọng
Dong
Dọng 
Gong
Gọng 
Hongkong
Họngkong
Kampong
Kạmpong
Lovesong
Lovesong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedọng
Mekong
Me̲kong  , auch: [meˈkɔŋ] 
Monophthong
Monophthọng
Pingpong
Pịngpong
Qigong
[t͜ʃiˈɡʊŋ] 
Sarong
Sa̲rong
Song
[sɔŋ] 
Souchong
[ˈzuː(ˈ)ʃɔŋ]  , auch: [ˈsuː…]
Titelsong
Titelsong
Triphthong
Triphthọng
Vietcong
[vi̯ɛtˈkɔŋ), auch: [ˈvi̯ɛt…]
Ytong
Y̲tong 
oblong
oblọng

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIPHTHONG

Dip
DIP-Schalter
Dipeptid
Dipeptidase
Diphtherie
Diphtherieschutzimpfung
Diphtherieserum
diphtherisch
Diphtheritis
diphtheroid
Diphthongie
diphthongieren
Diphthongierung
diphthongisch
diphyletisch
Diphyllobothrium
diphyodont
dipl.
Dipl.-Betriebsw.
Dipl.-Bibl.

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE DIPHTHONG

Advertising
Countrysong
Dugong
Falun Gong
Folksong
Gospelsong
Kalong
Kascholong
Maikong
Packfong
Pausengong
Petong
Plantationsong
Popsong
Protestsong
Schlussgong
Shopping
Spiritual Song
Thing
Worksong

Synonyms and antonyms of Diphthong in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

ANTONYMS OF «DIPHTHONG» IN GERMAN

The following German words mean the opposite of «Diphthong» and also belong to the same grammatical category.
German antonyms of Diphthong

Translation of «Diphthong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIPHTHONG

Find out the translation of Diphthong to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.
The translations of Diphthong from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Diphthong» in German.

Translator German - Chinese

双元音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator German - Spanish

diptongo
570 millions of speakers

Translator German - English

diphthong
510 millions of speakers

Translator German - Hindi

संयुक्त स्वर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

إدغام
280 millions of speakers

Translator German - Russian

дифтонг
278 millions of speakers

Translator German - Portuguese

ditongo
270 millions of speakers

Translator German - Bengali

সন্ধিস্বরধ্বনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator German - French

diphtongue
220 millions of speakers

Translator German - Malay

diftong
190 millions of speakers

German

Diphthong
180 millions of speakers

Translator German - Japanese

二重母音
130 millions of speakers

Translator German - Korean

동여 맴
85 millions of speakers

Translator German - Javanese

diphthong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

nhị trùng âm
80 millions of speakers

Translator German - Tamil

உயிர் எழுத்துக்கள் இணைந்த ஒலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Marathi

संयुक्त स्वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Turkish

diftong
70 millions of speakers

Translator German - Italian

dittongo
65 millions of speakers

Translator German - Polish

dyftong
50 millions of speakers

Translator German - Ukrainian

дифтонг
40 millions of speakers

Translator German - Romanian

diftong
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

δίφθογγος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

diftong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

diftong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

diftongen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Diphthong

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPHTHONG»

The term «Diphthong» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.845 position in our list of most widely used terms in the German dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Diphthong
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our German online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Diphthong».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPHTHONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Diphthong» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Diphthong» appears in digitalised printed sources in German between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Diphthong

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «DIPHTHONG»

Discover the use of Diphthong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Diphthong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Phonetik, Phonologie und Graphemik fürs Examen
143 Diphthong, ausgleitend 47 Diphthong, eingleitend 47 Diphthong, englisch 65 Diphthong, sekundär 47 Diphthong, zentrierend .47 Diphthongphonem 88 Diphthongzeichen 124 Dissimilation 102 distinktiv 73, 75 Distribution 73 Distribution, ...
Hans Altmann, Ute Ziegenhain, 2007
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Einführung in das Studium der Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Element wie /1/ /a1/ Vokal Diphthong 1. Element offen, vorder, 2. Element wie /1/ / 3Ü/ Vokal Diphthong 1 . Element wie /3/, 2. Element wie /u/ /au/ Vokal Diphthong 1 . Element offen, hinter, 2. Element wie /U/ /yt/ Vokal Diphthong 1. Element ...
Uwe Böker, 2007
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Silbenschnitt und Tonakzente
Nevertheless, Hart is very consistent in his description of the general properties of diphthongs (excluding <6u>): A diphthong is the ioinyng of two voels in one syllable keping their proper sound, onli somewhat shortening the quantite of the first ...
Peter Auer, Peter Gilles, Helmut Spiekermann, 2002
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Ueber griechische Schrift und Aussprache
Darum ist «S ein Diphthong in «Fros, «ö^itt, «öcv, nicht aber in ai^A aö<5^os^ ar) ?n'«s,' auch dann , wenn die Diäresis nicht darauf gesetzt wäre , schon an der Stelle des Akzents und des »xiiitu, erkennbar. So ist Diphthong in köcvl?/«, köui ...
Johann Ev Specht, 1835
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Phonetisch-phonologische Untersuchungen zur Vokalentwicklung ...
e) Zum Diphthong 0A wurde ein Analogieumlaut gebildet, dessen Hauptlautung das entsprechende EA ist. Da im Mittelbairischen der Diphthong 0A gebietsweise mit dem durch die Vokalisierung des r in der Lautfolge mhd. ar entstandenen ...
Peter Wiesinger, 1971
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Rechtschreib-Krimis: Buchstaben und Laute, Worttrennung : ...
3 s-Laut nach langem Vokal oder Diphthong (Zwielaut) Nach einem langen Vokal oder Diphthong (Zwielaut) folgt ein einfaches s oder ein ß, niemals jedoch ein ss. Ob s oder ß, hängt von der Wortfamilie ab. Beispiele: • Wörter mit s: Hase,  ...
Alexander Geist, 1998
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Ueber die Neugriechische oder sogenannte Reuchlinische ...
wenn er wie ein langes i lautet (bei den Ncugricchen ohne Rücksicht auf die Quantität immer wie i); der Diphthong et, der ja nach den Reuchlinianern auch ein langes t ist, wird dagegen an derselben Stelle zu den tvquavoi gerechnet.
Rudolph Johannes Frederik Henrichsen, Peter Friedrichsen, 1839
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Italienische Sprachlehre für Deutsche
Wo dem >i ein s oder e vorhergeht,, bildet es mit / demfelhen einen, Diphthong und, der Ton fällt auf den ersten Vo- fal des Diphthong , wie in läuck» , 5i«>ttls , !» uäe , isuäo. - In u« — wenn ne in den Endungen einen Diphthong bildet, z.
Carl Ludwig Fernow, 1815
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Vergleichende Grammatik der lateinischen, italienischen, ...
< dreisylbig o-i-si); »s (Diphthong, mit dem Accent auf 6 wird es zweisylbig ausgesprochen), ue (ebenso), ni (ebenso), u« (desgl.), uzf (Diphthong, mit darauf folgendem Vocal uj), usi (wie n-si), uei (zweisylbig u-ei), 11 sz^ (Diphthong), uez^  ...
David J. Lindner, 1827
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Gotische Grammatik: Mit Lesestücken und Wörterverzeichnis
Diphthong /au/ zugrunde liegen; in solchen Fällen, wo Verwechslung mit aú nahe liegt, bezeichnen wir den Laut durch einen Akzent auf dem a: áu (vgl. § 25). áu liegt z.B. vor in Миш“ 'hoch', шит (nur at-, bi-, ga-, us-táuh) Prät. zu tiuhan ( aber ...
Wilhelm Braune, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIPHTHONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Diphthong is used in the context of the following news items.
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Home » » Scotland: My second homeland
A most salient point in speech that made us all jubilant was the vastly prevalent vowel-diphthong distinction between the two languages English and Scottish. «The Island.lk, Jun 16»
2
What's Going On with the Way Canadians Say 'About'?
“Canadian Raising has to do with two diphthongs,” says Jennifer Dailey-O'Cain, a linguist at the University of Alberta who was raised in the U.S. but now sports a ... «Atlas Obscura, Jun 16»
3
The Rain in Spain
the long-“a” diphthong (“shave” becomes “shive”), and the long-“i” diphthong (pronounced “oy”: “pipe” as “poip”). Of the long-“o” diphthong (“ow”), Colaianni said, ... «The New Yorker, May 16»
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Bosom, breast, chest, thorax… Part 1
Therefore, Old English had brēost, with a long diphthong, while Gothic (a Germanic language recorded in the fourth century) had brusts: u continues ... «OUPblog, Apr 16»
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How the Irish helped keep Shakespeare's English alive
You remember the diphthong. No, it has nothing to do with one of those skimpy garments you might see in balmy days by the seaside. A diphthong is where two ... «IrishCentral, Mar 16»
6
Marathon spelling bee ends in tie
After 55 rounds and three hours of spelling words such as sanctimonious, idiosyncratic, echelon, pearlescent, diphthong and herpetology, Adams School ... «Castine Patriot, Feb 16»
7
Der Chiemsee –das „große Wasser“
Die Dialektaussprache keamsǟ zeigt aber deutlich, dass er in der Mitte seines ersten Bestandteils keinen Langvokal ī, sondern den alten Diphthong (Zwielaut) ... «Oberbayerisches Volksblatt, Dec 15»
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To whet your almost blunted purpose… Part 1
Besides, blount cannot be a continuation of blunt, because the diphthong in it (the sound we now spell as ou) can go back only to a long vowel, as in Modern ... «OUPblog, Dec 15»
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The Unsuitability of English
I'm following Ladefoged in treating [ju] as a diphthong distinct from [u:]. There is interesting evidence in support of that (suggested to me long ago by David ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov 15»
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Watch your tone: the deal with diphthongs
Experts, however, will chose to deny that spouse speak is tonal in nature, preferring instead to introduce phonetic terms like diphthongs into the discussion. «Dailyleader, Nov 15»

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