Diphthong
Diphthong noun - A vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another.
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Synonyms for Diphthong
Fricative and diphthong are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. In some cases you can use "Fricative" instead a noun "Diphthong".
Nearby Word: diphthongal
Fricative
Fricative noun - A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
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Synonyms for Fricative
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Related pairs
- consonant and diphthong
- consonant and fricative
- liquid and diphthong
- liquid and fricative
- click and diphthong
- click and fricative
- phone and diphthong
- phone and fricative
- affricate and diphthong
- affricate and fricative
- sibilant and diphthong
- sibilant and fricative
- spirant and diphthong
- spirant and fricative
Both words in one sentence
- The diphthong "au" can become a long "o", as in "ooch" for High German "auch,"note also, as well and "Oogen" (pronounced with a velar fricative sound like the (Modern) Greek gamma) for "Augen"note eyes .
Source: Useful Notes / German Dialects
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