μόνος

See also μονός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *men- (small). See also մանր (slender, small), Ancient Greek μανός (manos, sparse, rare), as well as several Germanic contexts including Middle Low German mone, möne (West Frisian meun, Dutch meun), Old High German muniwa, munuwa, munewa (German Münne (minnow)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

μόνος m, μόνη f, μόνον n; first/second declension; (monos)

  1. alone, forsaken, solitary
  2. only
  3. unique

Inflection

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Greek

Adjective

μόνος m  (mónos)   feminine μόνη, neuter μόνο

  1. solitary, alone
  2. unmarried
  3. solo, unaccompanied
  4. unique, singular
  5. (when used with article) only
    Ο Κώστας ήταν ο μόνος που έτρεξε να βοηθήσει.
    Kostas was the only one to run for help.

Declension

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