English-Finnish translations for monophthong

• monoftongi
• yksinäisvokaali

Definition of monophthong

• A vowel that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre

Related words

• monophthongization
• monophthongize
• monophthongal