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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of drie (“three”) + klank (“sound”). The phonetic sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος (tríphthongos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdriklɑŋk/
- Hyphenation: drie‧klank
Noun
drieklank m (plural drieklanken, diminutive drieklankje n)
- (music) A tierce, third or triad, spanning three tones in an octave.
- Synonym: terts
- Hyponyms: kleine drieklank, grote drieklank
- (phonetics) A triphthong (a monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one)
- Synonym: triftong
- Coordinate terms: eenklank, tweeklank