monophtongue
See also: monophtongué
French
Alternative forms
- monophthongue (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.nɔf.tɔ̃ɡ/
- Homophones: monophtonguent, monophtongues
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin monophthongos or monophthongus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos, “monophthong”).
Noun
monophtongue f (plural monophtongues)
- (phonetics, phonology) monophthong
Derived terms
- monophtonguer
- monophtongaison
See also
- diphtongue
- triphtongue
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
monophtongue
- inflection of monophtonguer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “monophtongue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.