monocorde

French

Alternative forms

• monochorde (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin monochordon, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόχορδον (monókhordon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.nɔ.kɔʁd/

Noun

monocorde m (plural monocordes)

1. (music) monochord

Adjective

monocorde (plural monocordes)

1. monotonous

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From mono- +‎ corde.

Adjective

monocorde (plural monocordi)

1. monotonous (unvarying in tone)

Spanish

Adjective

monocorde m or f (masculine and feminine plural monocordes)

1. monotonous

Further reading

• “monocorde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16