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Definition of Triphthong
1. n. A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs.
Definition of Triphthong
1. Noun. A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Triphthong
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Triphthong
1. Origin: Pref. Tri- + -phthong, as in diphthong: cf. F. Triphthonque A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Triphthong
Literary usage of Triphthong
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Orthoëpist: A Pronouncing Manual Containing about Four Thousand Five by Alfred Ayres (1894)
"Mr. Sheridan pronounces the first syllable of ophthalmic like off, but the first
of diphthong and triphthong like dip and trip. Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, ..."
2. The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown (1851)
"... elements which he enumerates are thirty-five ; but if oi is not a triphthong,
they are to be thirty-six. Twelve nre called " Tonic» ; and are heard in ..."
3. On Early English Pronunciation: With Special Reference to Shakespeare and by Alexander John Ellis, William Salesbury, Francis James Child, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Alexander Barclay, Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, Johan Winkler (1889)
"... is freer, ha v« the. triphthong l,eiu), as probably the phrase that would be
... triphthong ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"... and three a triphthong : these are the following : Mute dentals / r lac,, a ^
aai at Caesar et ceiling oa coat ui languid ci aim to people oe ..."
5. A Grammar of the English Language by Samuel Stillman Greene (1868)
"... 10 triphthong 14,4 Trochaic verse 34:3 Trochee, the 339, 7 True rhyme 337, 7
Unbecoming expressions 309, 9 Union of vowels 14 of consonants 15 of vowels ..."
6. On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to Shakspere and by Alexander John Ellis, Francis James Child, William Salesbury, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Alexander Barclay, Johan Winkler (1869)
"Oie is a triphthong, and is pronounced ai in such Tenses of Verbs as these are,
... But it is no triphthong, where it ends a "Word, the last e making a ..."
7. An Improved Grammar of the English Language by Noah Webster (1843)
"A triphthong is the union of three vowels in a syllable. ETYMOLOGY. CLASSIFICATION
OF WORDS. Words are naturally divided into two CLASSES, ..."
8. An Improved Grammar of the English Language by Noah Webster (1839)
"A triphthong is the union of three vowels in a syllable. ETYMOLOGY.—CLASSIFICATION
OP WORDS. Words are naturally divided into two CLASSES, ..."
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