triphtongue
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Modelled after diphtongue, with the prefix tri-. Compare Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος (tríphthongos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
triphtongue f (plural triphtongues)
- (phonetics) triphthong (monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another)
- Coordinate terms: monophtongue, diphtongue
Further reading[edit]
- “triphtongue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.