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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

monophtongue

inflection of monophtonguer:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“monophtongue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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