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Triphthong

  • [tʁɪfˈtɔŋ]

Rhymes with ɔŋ

Where it comes from

aus altgriechisch tri (drei) und phthongos (Laut)

noun Triphthong · Triphthonge · Triphthongs · Triphthonges

  1. Phonetik Kombination aus drei Vokalen hintereinander „Im Hochdeutschen kommen Triphthonge fast nie vor, weil sie im Laufe der Sprachgeschichte zu Diphthongen oder einfachen Vokalen vereinfacht wurden.“

    Opposite: Diphthong

In English

  • triphthong monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another

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"Triphthong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/triphthong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Triphthong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/triphthong

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"Triphthong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/triphthong.

BibTeX
@misc{triphthong_2026,
  title = {Triphthong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/triphthong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}