Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mone

/mˈoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
mone
IPA
/mˈoʊn/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To admonish; advise; explain.

Transitive verb

noun

Mind; preference.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete spelling of moan.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete spelling of moon.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete spelling of moan.

Obsolete

noun

Archaic form of Mon (“a people of Myanmar and Thailand”).

Archaic

name

Archaic form of Mon (“language”).

Archaic

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English monien, from Old English monian, manian (“to bring to mind what ought to be done, urge upon one what ought to be done, admonish, warn, exhort, instigate, bring to mind what should not be forgotten, remind, suggest, prompt, tell what ought to be done, teach, instruct, advise, claim, demand, ask of a person, remember”), from Proto-Germanic *manōną (“to admonish”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mania (“to admonish”), Dutch manen (“to admonish”), German mahnen (“to remind, admonish, urge”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: monien, monian, *manōną, *men-, mone, minen

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Questions

How do you pronounce mone?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈoʊn/.
What does mone mean?
To admonish; advise; explain.
Where does mone come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mone

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