monophthongize

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Definition of monophthongize

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).

“Inherited -au- was monophthongized to -a- in Sardinian. These forms must therefore go back to […] *aCurri, with an elided consonant.”

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verb

(transitive)To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).

“Inherited -au- was monophthongized to -a- in Sardinian. These forms must therefore go back to […] *aCurri, with an elided consonant.”
(intransitive)To become a monophthong.

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From monophthong + -ize.

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