Triphthong
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In phonetics, a triphthong is a monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick, but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one. While "pure" vowels, or monophthongs, are said to have one target tongue position, triphthongs have a moving tongue.
Triphthongs stressed on the second element in Spanish:
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in buey 'ox'
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in Uruguay
Triphthongs stressed on the first element in Bernese German (a Swiss German dialect):
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in Gieu 'boy'
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in Gfüeu 'feeling'
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in Schueu 'school'
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in Müej 'trouble'
Triphthongs stressed on the first element in British English:
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in hour
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in fire
- [[[Template:IPA]]] as in coir
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