diphthong
英 ['dɪfθɒŋ; 'dɪp-]
美 ['dɪfθɑŋ]
語源
diphthong ディフトングギリシャ語のdiphthongos、di-、2、-phthongos、音、語源不明、おそらくphoneと同じ。 二重母音の母音を指すのに使われる。
英語の語源
- diphthong (n.)
- late 15c., from Middle French diphthongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos "having two sounds," from di- "double" (see di- (1)) + phthongos "sound, voice," related to phthengesthai "utter, speak loudly."