monoloog
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Dutch monoloog, borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Ancient Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mo‧no‧loog
Noun edit
monoloog (plural monoloë, diminutive monologie)
Usage notes edit
Although monoloog and alleenspraak are synonyms, usage tends to favour alleenspraak when referring to soliloquies in dramas and literary works and monoloog elsewhere, especially when referring to different types of discourse and conversation.
Synonyms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Ancient Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monoloog m (plural monologen, diminutive monoloogje n)
- monologue
- Synonym: alleenspraak