Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monophthongization

/ˌmɒ.nəfˌθɒŋ.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monoph-thon-giza-tion
IPA: /ˌmɒ.nəfˌθɒŋ.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

38

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English monophthongize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English monophthongization From monophthongize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

monophthongizations (plural) monophthongisation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

diphthongization triphthongization

Questions

How do you pronounce monophthongization?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɒ.nəfˌθɒŋ.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
What does monophthongization mean?: The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong.
Where does monophthongization come from?: Etymology tree English monophthongize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English monophthongization From monophthongize + -ation.

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