On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Diphthongize. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as switch or shift and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Diphthongize meaning
- To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
- To become a diphthong.
Using Diphthongize
- The main meaning on this page is: To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel. | To become a diphthong.
- Useful related words include: diphthongise, switch, shift, change.
Context around Diphthongize
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Diphthongize
- In this selection, "diphthongize" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pairs, vowels and simple stand out and add context to how "diphthongize" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include some vowels diphthongize or monophthongize and tendency to diphthongize simple vowels. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "diphthongize" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with diphthongize
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, there are recognized situations in which other vowel pairs diphthongize. (11 words)
There is also a tendency to diphthongize simple vowels, e.g., ū becomes eo or eu. (16 words)
Limburgish is typically a two-tone system, distinguishing between level high and falling, but the tones can be realized in other ways depending on syntax, and some vowels diphthongize or monophthongize under certain tones. (34 words)
Limburgish is typically a two-tone system, distinguishing between level high and falling, but the tones can be realized in other ways depending on syntax, and some vowels diphthongize or monophthongize under certain tones. (34 words)
There is also a tendency to diphthongize simple vowels, e.g., ū becomes eo or eu. (16 words)
However, there are recognized situations in which other vowel pairs diphthongize. (11 words)
Example sentences (3)
However, there are recognized situations in which other vowel pairs diphthongize.
Limburgish is typically a two-tone system, distinguishing between level high and falling, but the tones can be realized in other ways depending on syntax, and some vowels diphthongize or monophthongize under certain tones.
There is also a tendency to diphthongize simple vowels, e.g., ū becomes eo or eu.