Word: diphthongisation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: diph
thon
gi
sa
tion
Definition: The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
Morphemes:
Affix: diphthong
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δίς
Language: grc
Decoded: dis
Meaning: twice
Affix: φθόγγος
Language: grc
Decoded: phthoggos
Meaning: sound
Affix: -isation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ization. A suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing something, or of making something.