Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, mono- +‎ silábico.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmõ.no.siˈla.bi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmo.no.siˈla.bi.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌmɔ.nɔ.siˈla.bi.ku/ [ˌmɔ.nɔ.siˈla.βi.ku]

Adjective edit

monossilábico (feminine monossilábica, masculine plural monossilábicos, feminine plural monossilábicas)

  1. monosyllabic