Word: monophthongizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: mo
noph
thon
gi
zing
Definition: Present participle of monophthongize. To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).
Morphemes:
Affix: monophthong
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap; pep; pip; pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: single
Affix: φθόγγος
Language: grc
Decoded: phthoggos
Meaning: sound
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.