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 main entry.

Verb

monophtongue

first-person singular present indicative of monophtonguer
third-person singular present indicative of monophtonguer
first-person singular present subjunctive of monophtonguer
third-person singular present subjunctive of monophtonguer
second-person singular imperative of monophtonguer

Further reading

“monophtongue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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