monolingual
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl
Adjective edit
monolingual (comparative more monolingual, superlative most monolingual)
- Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.
- Synonym: unilingual
- Antonyms: multilingual, plurilingual
- 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, , page 5:
- Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting.
Translations edit
only knowing or spoken in one language
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Noun edit
monolingual (plural monolinguals)
- a person who knows or uses only a single language; a monoglot
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monolingual (strong nominative masculine singular monolingualer, not comparable)
- monolingual, unilingual
- Synonym: einsprachig
- Antonyms: mehrsprachig, vielsprachig
Declension edit
Positive forms of monolingual (uncomparable)
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Further reading edit
- “monolingual” in Duden online
- “monolingual” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache