monophtongue

See also: monophtongué

French

Alternative forms

• monophthongue (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.nɔf.tɔ̃ɡ/
• Homophones: monophtonguent, monophtongues

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin monophthongos or monophthongus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos, “monophthong”).

Noun

monophtongue f (plural monophtongues)

1. (phonetics, phonology) monophthong

Derived terms

• monophtonguer
  • monophtongaison

See also

• diphtongue
• triphtongue

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

monophtongue

1. inflection of monophtonguer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “monophtongue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.