verb
- to convert a diphthong into a monophthong; to simplify a two-vowel sound into a single vowel sound
Usage: linguistics; third-person singular present tense of monophthongize
Examples
- In some dialects, the vowel system monophthongizes diphthongs over generations.
- The language gradually monophthongizes the /aɪ/ sound to /a:/.
- Phonetic change monophthongizes complex vowel combinations into simpler forms.
- As the accent evolved, it monophthongizes what were once distinct diphthongs.
- The dialect monophthongizes the traditional /ɔɪ/ into a single vowel.