Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monolingual

/ˌmɒ.nəʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: mono-lin-gual
IPA: /ˌmɒ.nəʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.

noun

a person who knows or uses only a single language; a monoglot

Example Sentences

"Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English monolingual From mono- + lingual.

Inflected Forms

more monolingual (comparative) most monolingual (superlative) monolinguals (plural)

Derived Forms

monolingualism monolingualist monolingually monolingualness

Synonyms

unilingual

Antonyms

multilingual plurilingual

Rhymes With

bilingual dingwall multilingual lingual sublingual trilingual unilingual interlingual quadrilingual polylingual omnilingual buccolingual

Questions

How do you pronounce monolingual?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɒ.nəʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/.
What does monolingual mean?: Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.
Where does monolingual come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English monolingual From mono- + lingual.

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