mono-

== English == === Alternative forms === mon- (before some vowel-initial roots) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-), combining form of μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒn.əʊ̯/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈmɔn.əw/, /ˈmɔn.ə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.nə/, (before vowels) /ˈmɑ.now/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɔn.əʉ/, /ˈmɔn.ɐʉ/, /ˈmɒn.əʉ/, /ˈmɒn.ɐʉ/ === Prefix === mono- one, single, only ==== Synonyms ==== uni- (from Latin) ==== Antonyms ==== poly- (from Ancient Greek) multi- (from Latin) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Thesaurus:number === Further reading === “mono-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “mono-, prefix”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 1008, column 3. === Anagrams === Moon, OMON, moon, nomo- == Catalan == === Alternative forms === mon- === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [mu.nu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [mo.no] Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mono-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “mono-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “mono-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “mono-”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, singular”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmo.no-] Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) Synonyms: enkelt-, ene- Antonym: poly- ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “mono-” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoː.noː-/ Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “mono-”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001 van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “mono-”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmono-/, [ˈmo̞no̞-] === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Usage notes ==== mono- and uni- are chiefly used when the headword is a loan. Else, yksi- is used. For example, monogamy is monogamia or yksiavioisuus. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === moon == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ.no/ Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mono-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mono/ [mõ.nʊ] Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Alternative forms === mon- (before some vowel-initial roots) === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (unstressed) /mono/, (stressed) /ˈmoːno/, /ˈmɔno/ The choice between the two stressed forms is somewhat lexicalized. For example, the short vowel is predominant in Monoxid, but much less common in Monokultur. Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mono-” in Duden online “mono-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Italian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɔ.no/ Hyphenation: mò‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === mono- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication === Anagrams === -nomo, nomo, nomò == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, singular”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moːnʊ/ Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “mono-” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “mono-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, singular”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “mono-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ.nɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔnɔ Syllabification: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ‎mono- + ‎-gram → ‎monogram (chemistry) mono- ‎mono- + ‎chlorobenzol → ‎monochlorobenzol ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mono-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “mono-”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 1036 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mono-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mono-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmono/ [ˌmo.no] Syllabification: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) Synonym: uni- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mono-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moːnoː/ Hyphenation: mo‧no- === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “mono-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) == Welsh == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-), the combining form of μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”). === Prefix === mono- mono- (having only one of something) ==== Derived terms ====