monoloog

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch monoloog, borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧no‧loog

Noun

monoloog (plural monoloë, diminutive monologie)

1. monologue
2. (drama, authorship) monologue, soliloquy

Usage notes

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

• alleenspraak

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmoː.noːˈloːx/

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• Hyphenation: mo‧no‧loog
• Rhymes: -oːx

Noun

monoloog m (plural monologen, diminutive monoloogje n)

1. monologue

   Synonym: alleenspraak

Descendants

• Afrikaans: monoloog