triphtongue
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.