monoton

See also: monòton

Danish

Adjective

monoton

1. monotonous

Inflection

Inflection of monoton
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	monoton	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	monotont	—	—2
Plural	monotone	—	—2
Definite attributive1	monotone	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Related terms

• monotoni

References

• “monoton” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

From Late Latin monotonus, from Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos).

Pronunciation

• monoton

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• Rhymes: -oːn

Adjective

monoton (strong nominative masculine singular monotoner, comparative monotoner, superlative am monotonsten)

1. (also mathematics) monotone
2. monotonous (having an unvarying tone or pitch)

Declension

Positive forms of monoton

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist monoton	sie ist monoton	es ist monoton	sie sind monoton
strong declension (without article)	nominative	monotoner	monotone	monotones	monotone
	genitive	monotonen	monotoner	monotonen	monotoner
	dative	monotonem	monotoner	monotonem	monotonen
	accusative	monotonen	monotone	monotones	monotone
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der monotone	die monotone	das monotone	die monotonen
	genitive	des monotonen	der monotonen	des monotonen	der monotonen
	dative	dem monotonen	der monotonen	dem monotonen	den monotonen
	accusative	den monotonen	die monotone	das monotone	die monotonen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein monotoner	eine monotone	ein monotones	(keine) monotonen
	genitive	eines monotonen	einer monotonen	eines monotonen	(keiner) monotonen
	dative	einem monotonen	einer monotonen	einem monotonen	(keinen) monotonen
	accusative	einen monotonen	eine monotone	ein monotones	(keine) monotonen

Comparative forms of monoton

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist monotoner	sie ist monotoner	es ist monotoner	sie sind monotoner
strong declension (without article)	nominative	monotonerer	monotonere	monotoneres	monotonere
	genitive	monotoneren	monotonerer	monotoneren	monotonerer
	dative	monotonerem	monotonerer	monotonerem	monotoneren
	accusative	monotoneren	monotonere	monotoneres	monotonere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der monotonere	die monotonere	das monotonere	die monotoneren
	genitive	des monotoneren	der monotoneren	des monotoneren	der monotoneren
	dative	dem monotoneren	der monotoneren	dem monotoneren	den monotoneren
	accusative	den monotoneren	die monotonere	das monotonere	die monotoneren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein monotonerer	eine monotonere	ein monotoneres	(keine) monotoneren
	genitive	eines monotoneren	einer monotoneren	eines monotoneren	(keiner) monotoneren
	dative	einem monotoneren	einer monotoneren	einem monotoneren	(keinen) monotoneren
	accusative	einen monotoneren	eine monotonere	ein monotoneres	(keine) monotoneren

Superlative forms of monoton

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am monotonsten	sie ist am monotonsten	es ist am monotonsten	sie sind am monotonsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	monotonster	monotonste	monotonstes	monotonste
	genitive	monotonsten	monotonster	monotonsten	monotonster
	dative	monotonstem	monotonster	monotonstem	monotonsten
	accusative	monotonsten	monotonste	monotonstes	monotonste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der monotonste	die monotonste	das monotonste	die monotonsten
	genitive	des monotonsten	der monotonsten	des monotonsten	der monotonsten
	dative	dem monotonsten	der monotonsten	dem monotonsten	den monotonsten
	accusative	den monotonsten	die monotonste	das monotonste	die monotonsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein monotonster	eine monotonste	ein monotonstes	(keine) monotonsten
	genitive	eines monotonsten	einer monotonsten	eines monotonsten	(keiner) monotonsten
	dative	einem monotonsten	einer monotonsten	einem monotonsten	(keinen) monotonsten
	accusative	einen monotonsten	eine monotonste	ein monotonstes	(keine) monotonsten

Further reading

• “monoton” in Duden online
• “monoton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Etymology

From German monoton, from French monotone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmonoton]
• Hyphenation: mo‧no‧ton
• Rhymes: -on

Adjective

monoton (comparative monotonabb, superlative legmonotonabb)

1. monotonous, monotonic (e.g. voice, work)

   Synonyms: egyhangú, változatlan, unalmas

2. dull (e.g. life)

   Synonyms: sivár, eseménytelen

3. (mathematics) monotonic

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	monoton	monotonak
accusative	monotont	monotonakat
dative	monotonnak	monotonaknak
instrumental	monotonnal	monotonakkal
causal-final	monotonért	monotonakért
translative	monotonná	monotonakká
terminative	monotonig	monotonakig
essive-formal	monotonként	monotonakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	monotonban	monotonakban
superessive	monotonon	monotonakon
adessive	monotonnál	monotonaknál
illative	monotonba	monotonakba
sublative	monotonra	monotonakra
allative	monotonhoz	monotonakhoz
elative	monotonból	monotonakból
delative	monotonról	monotonakról
ablative	monotontól	monotonaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	monotoné	monotonaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	monotonéi	monotonakéi

Derived terms

• monotonság

 

Expressions

• monoton függvény

 

Further reading

• monoton in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos), via French monotone.

Adjective

monoton (neuter singular monotont, definite singular and plural monotone)

1. monotonous

References

• “monoton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos), via French monotone.

Adjective

monoton (neuter singular monotont, definite singular and plural monotone)

1. monotonous

References

• “monoton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French monotone.

Adjective

monoton m or n (feminine singular monotonă, masculine plural monotoni, feminine and neuter plural monotone)

1. monotone

Declension

Declension of monoton

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	monoton		monotonă	monotoni	monotone
	definite	monotonul		monotona	monotonii	monotonele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	monoton		monotone	monotoni	monotone
	definite	monotonului		monotonei	monotonilor	monotonelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mônoton/
• Hyphenation: mo‧no‧ton

Adjective

mȍnoton (definite mȍnotonī, comparative monotoniji, Cyrillic spelling мо̏нотон)

1. monotonous

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		monoton	monotona	monotono
genitive		monotona	monotone	monotona
dative		monotonu	monotonoj	monotonu
accusative	inanimate animate	monoton monotona	monotonu	monotono
vocative		monoton	monotona	monotono
locative		monotonu	monotonoj	monotonu
instrumental		monotonim	monotonom	monotonim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		monotoni	monotone	monotona
genitive		monotonih	monotonih	monotonih
dative		monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)
accusative		monotone	monotone	monotona
vocative		monotoni	monotone	monotona
locative		monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)
instrumental		monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		monotoni	monotona	monotono
genitive		monotonog(a)	monotone	monotonog(a)
dative		monotonom(u/e)	monotonoj	monotonom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	monotoni monotonog(a)	monotonu	monotono
vocative		monotoni	monotona	monotono
locative		monotonom(e/u)	monotonoj	monotonom(e/u)
instrumental		monotonim	monotonom	monotonim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		monotoni	monotone	monotona
genitive		monotonih	monotonih	monotonih
dative		monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)
accusative		monotone	monotone	monotona
vocative		monotoni	monotone	monotona
locative		monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)
instrumental		monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)	monotonim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		monotoniji	monotonija	monotonije
genitive		monotonijeg(a)	monotonije	monotonijeg(a)
dative		monotonijem(u)	monotonijoj	monotonijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	monotoniji monotonijeg(a)	monotoniju	monotonije
vocative		monotoniji	monotonija	monotonije
locative		monotonijem(u)	monotonijoj	monotonijem(u)
instrumental		monotonijim	monotonijom	monotonijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		monotoniji	monotonije	monotonija
genitive		monotonijih	monotonijih	monotonijih
dative		monotonijim(a)	monotonijim(a)	monotonijim(a)
accusative		monotonije	monotonije	monotonija
vocative		monotoniji	monotonije	monotonija
locative		monotonijim(a)	monotonijim(a)	monotonijim(a)
instrumental		monotonijim(a)	monotonijim(a)	monotonijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najmonotoniji	najmonotonija	najmonotonije
genitive		najmonotonijeg(a)	najmonotonije	najmonotonijeg(a)
dative		najmonotonijem(u)	najmonotonijoj	najmonotonijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najmonotoniji najmonotonijeg(a)	najmonotoniju	najmonotonije
vocative		najmonotoniji	najmonotonija	najmonotonije
locative		najmonotonijem(u)	najmonotonijoj	najmonotonijem(u)
instrumental		najmonotonijim	najmonotonijom	najmonotonijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najmonotoniji	najmonotonije	najmonotonija
genitive		najmonotonijih	najmonotonijih	najmonotonijih
dative		najmonotonijim(a)	najmonotonijim(a)	najmonotonijim(a)
accusative		najmonotonije	najmonotonije	najmonotonija
vocative		najmonotoniji	najmonotonije	najmonotonija
locative		najmonotonijim(a)	najmonotonijim(a)	najmonotonijim(a)
instrumental		najmonotonijim(a)	najmonotonijim(a)	najmonotonijim(a)

Swedish

Adjective

monoton (comparative monotonare, superlative monotonast)

1. monotonous

Declension

Inflection of monoton
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	monoton	monotonare	monotonast
Neuter singular	monotont	monotonare	monotonast
Plural	monotona	monotonare	monotonast
Masculine plural3	monotone	monotonare	monotonast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	monotone	monotonare	monotonaste
All	monotona	monotonare	monotonaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• monotoni (“monotony”)

See also

• enformig

References

• monoton in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• monoton in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• monoton in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)