dyftongizacja

== Polish == === Alternative forms === dyftongizacya (pre-reform orthography (1936)) === Etymology === Borrowed from English diphthongization. First attested in 1904. By surface analysis, dyftong +‎ -izacja. Compare Silesian dyftōngizacyjŏ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɘf.tɔŋ.ɡiˈza.t͡sja/ Rhymes: -at͡sja Syllabification: dyf‧ton‧gi‧za‧cja === Noun === dyftongizacja f diphthongization (the process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong)) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: diftongizacjô === References === === Further reading === “dyftongizacja”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) dyftongizacja in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego