mono-
English edit
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- mon- (before some vowel-initial roots)
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).
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mono-
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- uni- (from Latin)
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Further reading edit
- “mono-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “mono-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).
Pronunciation edit
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mono-
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Further reading edit
- “mono-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mono-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “mono-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mono-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).
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mono-
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos).
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mono-
Usage notes edit
- mono- and uni- are used when the headword is a loan. Else, yksi- is used. For example, monogamy is monogamia or yksiavioisuus.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).
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Audio (file)
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mono-
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Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).
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mono-
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From
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German edit
Alternative forms edit
- mon- (before some vowel-initial roots)
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only”).
Pronunciation edit
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mono-
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).
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mono-
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos).
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mono-
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- mono- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).
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mono-
- mono- (having only one of something)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).
Prefix edit
mono-
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “mono-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014