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Why is 'diphthong' not pronounced otherwise?
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According to Wiktionary, the word comes:
From French diphtongue, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos,
“two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”)
Separated into its two logical parts and translated loosely as 'two-sound', it can be compared to any of a variety of other words prefixed with 'di-', such as digraph and diglot, each of which is pronounced with a leading ˈdaɪ, not ˈdɪ.
Why is this word parsed this way? With dissect, for example, it is at least acknowledged that 'dis-sect' is a logical alternative to 'di-s[s]ect', the prevailing pronunciation. With 'diphthong', nobody even seems to ever raise an eyebrow.
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According to Wiktionary, the word comes:
From French diphtongue, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos,
“two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”)
Separated into its two logical parts and translated loosely as 'two-sound', it can be compared to any of a variety of other words prefixed with 'di-', such as digraph and diglot, each of which is pronounced with a leading ˈdaɪ, not ˈdɪ.
Why is this word parsed this way? With dissect, for example, it is at least acknowledged that 'dis-sect' is a logical alternative to 'di-s[s]ect', the prevailing pronunciation. With 'diphthong', nobody even seems to ever raise an eyebrow.
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How else do you mean it could be pronounced? Why would anyone "raise an eyebrow" when it's just natural and logical? Can you please expand?
– Kris
2 hours ago
When I say it otherwise, people stare.
– Greg Lee
1 hour ago
Related (not dupe): english.stackexchange.com/questions/103014/…
– James McLeod
58 mins ago
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According to Wiktionary, the word comes:
From French diphtongue, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos,
“two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”)
Separated into its two logical parts and translated loosely as 'two-sound', it can be compared to any of a variety of other words prefixed with 'di-', such as digraph and diglot, each of which is pronounced with a leading ˈdaɪ, not ˈdɪ.
Why is this word parsed this way? With dissect, for example, it is at least acknowledged that 'dis-sect' is a logical alternative to 'di-s[s]ect', the prevailing pronunciation. With 'diphthong', nobody even seems to ever raise an eyebrow.
pronunciation
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According to Wiktionary, the word comes:
From French diphtongue, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos,
“two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”)
Separated into its two logical parts and translated loosely as 'two-sound', it can be compared to any of a variety of other words prefixed with 'di-', such as digraph and diglot, each of which is pronounced with a leading ˈdaɪ, not ˈdɪ.
Why is this word parsed this way? With dissect, for example, it is at least acknowledged that 'dis-sect' is a logical alternative to 'di-s[s]ect', the prevailing pronunciation. With 'diphthong', nobody even seems to ever raise an eyebrow.
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How else do you mean it could be pronounced? Why would anyone "raise an eyebrow" when it's just natural and logical? Can you please expand?
– Kris
2 hours ago
When I say it otherwise, people stare.
– Greg Lee
1 hour ago
Related (not dupe): english.stackexchange.com/questions/103014/…
– James McLeod
58 mins ago
add a comment |
How else do you mean it could be pronounced? Why would anyone "raise an eyebrow" when it's just natural and logical? Can you please expand?
– Kris
2 hours ago
When I say it otherwise, people stare.
– Greg Lee
1 hour ago
Related (not dupe): english.stackexchange.com/questions/103014/…
– James McLeod
58 mins ago
How else do you mean it could be pronounced? Why would anyone "raise an eyebrow" when it's just natural and logical? Can you please expand?
– Kris
2 hours ago
How else do you mean it could be pronounced? Why would anyone "raise an eyebrow" when it's just natural and logical? Can you please expand?
– Kris
2 hours ago
When I say it otherwise, people stare.
– Greg Lee
1 hour ago
When I say it otherwise, people stare.
– Greg Lee
1 hour ago
Related (not dupe): english.stackexchange.com/questions/103014/…
– James McLeod
58 mins ago
Related (not dupe): english.stackexchange.com/questions/103014/…
– James McLeod
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We break diphthong into syllables differently than the Greeks did. We break it diph-thong, whereas etymologically it is di-phthong. Because there's a consonant on the end of the first syllable, it's natural for English speakers to pronounce it with a "short i", /ɪ/.
The same thing happens with diptych, whose etymology is di+ptykha, where ptykha means fold.
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In words from Greek or Latin, a single vowel letter before a consonant cluster that cannot occur at the start of a word tends to take its "short" pronunciation. The consonant cluster in the middle of "diphthong" cannot come at the start of a word (whether you pronounce it as /fθ/ or as /pθ/), so the "i" in the first syllable is pronounced as /ɪ/.
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Words that do not originate in English does not necessarily follow English pronunciation rules, And diphthong is no difference as well.
Look at the word dilemma - It is pronounced with dih instead of dahy.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dilemma?s=t
Now look at the verb divulse - it is pronounces with dahy
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulse?s=t
But the noun divulsion is pronounced with a dih
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulsion?s=t
answered 1 hour ago
Uhtred RagnarssonUhtred Ragnarsson
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Actually, dilemma can be pronounced both ways.
– Kate Bunting
55 mins ago
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We break diphthong into syllables differently than the Greeks did. We break it diph-thong, whereas etymologically it is di-phthong. Because there's a consonant on the end of the first syllable, it's natural for English speakers to pronounce it with a "short i", /ɪ/.
The same thing happens with diptych, whose etymology is di+ptykha, where ptykha means fold.
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We break diphthong into syllables differently than the Greeks did. We break it diph-thong, whereas etymologically it is di-phthong. Because there's a consonant on the end of the first syllable, it's natural for English speakers to pronounce it with a "short i", /ɪ/.
The same thing happens with diptych, whose etymology is di+ptykha, where ptykha means fold.
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We break diphthong into syllables differently than the Greeks did. We break it diph-thong, whereas etymologically it is di-phthong. Because there's a consonant on the end of the first syllable, it's natural for English speakers to pronounce it with a "short i", /ɪ/.
The same thing happens with diptych, whose etymology is di+ptykha, where ptykha means fold.
answered 1 hour ago
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We break diphthong into syllables differently than the Greeks did. We break it diph-thong, whereas etymologically it is di-phthong. Because there's a consonant on the end of the first syllable, it's natural for English speakers to pronounce it with a "short i", /ɪ/.
The same thing happens with diptych, whose etymology is di+ptykha, where ptykha means fold.
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In words from Greek or Latin, a single vowel letter before a consonant cluster that cannot occur at the start of a word tends to take its "short" pronunciation. The consonant cluster in the middle of "diphthong" cannot come at the start of a word (whether you pronounce it as /fθ/ or as /pθ/), so the "i" in the first syllable is pronounced as /ɪ/.
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In words from Greek or Latin, a single vowel letter before a consonant cluster that cannot occur at the start of a word tends to take its "short" pronunciation. The consonant cluster in the middle of "diphthong" cannot come at the start of a word (whether you pronounce it as /fθ/ or as /pθ/), so the "i" in the first syllable is pronounced as /ɪ/.
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In words from Greek or Latin, a single vowel letter before a consonant cluster that cannot occur at the start of a word tends to take its "short" pronunciation. The consonant cluster in the middle of "diphthong" cannot come at the start of a word (whether you pronounce it as /fθ/ or as /pθ/), so the "i" in the first syllable is pronounced as /ɪ/.
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sumelicsumelic
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In words from Greek or Latin, a single vowel letter before a consonant cluster that cannot occur at the start of a word tends to take its "short" pronunciation. The consonant cluster in the middle of "diphthong" cannot come at the start of a word (whether you pronounce it as /fθ/ or as /pθ/), so the "i" in the first syllable is pronounced as /ɪ/.
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Words that do not originate in English does not necessarily follow English pronunciation rules, And diphthong is no difference as well.
Look at the word dilemma - It is pronounced with dih instead of dahy.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dilemma?s=t
Now look at the verb divulse - it is pronounces with dahy
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulse?s=t
But the noun divulsion is pronounced with a dih
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulsion?s=t
answered 1 hour ago
Uhtred RagnarssonUhtred Ragnarsson
45926
Actually, dilemma can be pronounced both ways.
– Kate Bunting
55 mins ago
add a comment |
Words that do not originate in English does not necessarily follow English pronunciation rules, And diphthong is no difference as well.
Look at the word dilemma - It is pronounced with dih instead of dahy.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dilemma?s=t
Now look at the verb divulse - it is pronounces with dahy
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulse?s=t
But the noun divulsion is pronounced with a dih
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulsion?s=t
answered 1 hour ago
Uhtred RagnarssonUhtred Ragnarsson
45926
Actually, dilemma can be pronounced both ways.
– Kate Bunting
55 mins ago
add a comment |
Words that do not originate in English does not necessarily follow English pronunciation rules, And diphthong is no difference as well.
Look at the word dilemma - It is pronounced with dih instead of dahy.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dilemma?s=t
Now look at the verb divulse - it is pronounces with dahy
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulse?s=t
But the noun divulsion is pronounced with a dih
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulsion?s=t
answered 1 hour ago
Uhtred RagnarssonUhtred Ragnarsson
45926
Words that do not originate in English does not necessarily follow English pronunciation rules, And diphthong is no difference as well.
Look at the word dilemma - It is pronounced with dih instead of dahy.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dilemma?s=t
Now look at the verb divulse - it is pronounces with dahy
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulse?s=t
But the noun divulsion is pronounced with a dih
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divulsion?s=t
answered 1 hour ago
Uhtred RagnarssonUhtred Ragnarsson
45926
answered 1 hour ago
Uhtred RagnarssonUhtred Ragnarsson
45926
answered 1 hour ago
Uhtred RagnarssonUhtred Ragnarsson
45926
answered 1 hour ago
Uhtred RagnarssonUhtred Ragnarsson
45926
45926
Actually, dilemma can be pronounced both ways.
– Kate Bunting
55 mins ago
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Actually, dilemma can be pronounced both ways.
– Kate Bunting
55 mins ago
Actually, dilemma can be pronounced both ways.
– Kate Bunting
55 mins ago
Actually, dilemma can be pronounced both ways.
– Kate Bunting
55 mins ago
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How else do you mean it could be pronounced? Why would anyone "raise an eyebrow" when it's just natural and logical? Can you please expand?
– Kris
2 hours ago
When I say it otherwise, people stare.
– Greg Lee
1 hour ago
Related (not dupe): english.stackexchange.com/questions/103014/…
– James McLeod
58 mins ago