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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 (ironically itself a diphthong) 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 (ironically itself a diphthong) 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 (ironically itself a diphthong) 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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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 folds.

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  @aabeba Dissect can be pronounced either way, and the short vowel is the original; the diphthongal pronunciation presumably came about due to influence from other words with the /daɪ-/ pronunciation. The prefix dis- (short vowel) in both Latin and Greek became dī- (long vowel) before some voiced consonants, which created side-forms with long and short vowels. The long vowel was diphthongised as part of the Great Vowel Shift in English, leaving two identical prefixes pronounced quite differently; it’s not surprisingly that some confusion would ensue.
  
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  Slightly off-topic, but along the same lines: we break helicopter as heli-copter, when helico-pter would be truer to the Greek etymology.
  
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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

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  @aabeba I've never heard of anyone pronouncing dilemma as "day lemma" in the US. Only "die lemma" or "dih lemma".
  
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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 folds.

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  Thanks. Care to opine on why dissect is pronounced di-ssect, not dis-sect? Any such rule at work here?
  
  – aabeba
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  @aabeba Dissect can be pronounced either way, and the short vowel is the original; the diphthongal pronunciation presumably came about due to influence from other words with the /daɪ-/ pronunciation. The prefix dis- (short vowel) in both Latin and Greek became dī- (long vowel) before some voiced consonants, which created side-forms with long and short vowels. The long vowel was diphthongised as part of the Great Vowel Shift in English, leaving two identical prefixes pronounced quite differently; it’s not surprisingly that some confusion would ensue.
  
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  Slightly off-topic, but along the same lines: we break helicopter as heli-copter, when helico-pter would be truer to the Greek etymology.
  
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  Yes, helicopter is an interesting one. I suppose you can imitate the source tongue to only a degree before you are forced to yield to physiological and practical limitations.
  
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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 folds.

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  Thanks. Care to opine on why dissect is pronounced di-ssect, not dis-sect? Any such rule at work here?
  
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  @aabeba Dissect can be pronounced either way, and the short vowel is the original; the diphthongal pronunciation presumably came about due to influence from other words with the /daɪ-/ pronunciation. The prefix dis- (short vowel) in both Latin and Greek became dī- (long vowel) before some voiced consonants, which created side-forms with long and short vowels. The long vowel was diphthongised as part of the Great Vowel Shift in English, leaving two identical prefixes pronounced quite differently; it’s not surprisingly that some confusion would ensue.
  
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  Slightly off-topic, but along the same lines: we break helicopter as heli-copter, when helico-pter would be truer to the Greek etymology.
  
  – gspr
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  Yes, helicopter is an interesting one. I suppose you can imitate the source tongue to only a degree before you are forced to yield to physiological and practical limitations.
  
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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 folds.

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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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  Phonotactics, eh? Are these firm rules, or merely guidelines that indicate which consonant clusters "should be" impossible for natives of a language to pronounce? Is there a descriptivist front I can sign up for to push for a more progressive English language phonetic system?
  
  – aabeba
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  The consonant cluster /fθ/ can absolutely appear at the beginning of a word, at least to some people: phthalate/phthalic begins with it, as do phthisis (if you don’t pronounce it /ˈtaɪsɪs/, that is) and the perhaps rather recondite Phthiraptera.
  
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  But not, say, /pt,/ or /pht/? Pteranodon and pterodactyl, come to mind. And is there any reason initial /ks/ (xylophone, Xerox) still clings to that pesky French 'z' sound?
  
  – aabeba
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

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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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answered 5 hours ago

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49k8116221

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  Phonotactics, eh? Are these firm rules, or merely guidelines that indicate which consonant clusters "should be" impossible for natives of a language to pronounce? Is there a descriptivist front I can sign up for to push for a more progressive English language phonetic system?
  
  – aabeba
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  The consonant cluster /fθ/ can absolutely appear at the beginning of a word, at least to some people: phthalate/phthalic begins with it, as do phthisis (if you don’t pronounce it /ˈtaɪsɪs/, that is) and the perhaps rather recondite Phthiraptera.
  
  – Janus Bahs Jacquet
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  But not, say, /pt,/ or /pht/? Pteranodon and pterodactyl, come to mind. And is there any reason initial /ks/ (xylophone, Xerox) still clings to that pesky French 'z' sound?
  
  – aabeba
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

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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

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  What language is this "dahy" pronunciation? It certainly isn't British English.
  
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  @alephzero Silent h.
  
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  @alephzero American English, surely?
  
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  @aabeba I've never heard of anyone pronouncing dilemma as "day lemma" in the US. Only "die lemma" or "dih lemma".
  
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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

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  Actually, dilemma can be pronounced both ways.
  
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  What language is this "dahy" pronunciation? It certainly isn't British English.
  
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  @alephzero Silent h.
  
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  @alephzero American English, surely?
  
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  @aabeba I've never heard of anyone pronouncing dilemma as "day lemma" in the US. Only "die lemma" or "dih lemma".
  
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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

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answered 5 hours ago

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