Ex. De la brisa nocturna al tenu^e soplo, p. 192, LXXV, l. 6.
The diphthong may, however, be dissolved, e.g. estatu|a, tenu|e, nadi|e.
3. TRIPHTHONGS AND COMBINATIONS OP THREE OR MORE CONTIGUOUS VOWELS
If three vowels belonging to the same word are contiguous, one of them must be accented. There are then three possible arrangements.
(i) Three contiguous vowels of a word with the accent on the first, e.g. tráeos.
(ii) Three contiguous vowels of a word with the accent on the second, e.g. creia, buey.
(iii) Three contiguous vowels with the accent on the third, e.g. rehuí.
Each of the above arrangements has two combinations of accented and unaccented vowels to which the rules for diphthongs may be applied. In (i) there will be a combination of two vowels with the first accented, plus a combination of two vowels after the accent. In tráeos, for example, the a and e would probably be in separate syllables by b (1) (a), and eo would probably form a diphthong by c (1). Tráeos would, then, probably be a dissyllable.
In (ii) there will be a combination of two vowels with the accent an the second, and one of two vowels with the accent on the first. In creia, for example, the e and í would be in separate syllables by b (2) (b), and the í and a would probably be in separate syllables also by b (2)(a). Therefore, creia would probably be a trisyllable. In cambiáos the i and á might form one syllable or two by b (2) (d), and the á and o would probably be in separate syllables by b (1) (a). Therefore, in cambiáos the combination iáo might form a dissyllable or a trisyllable.