Monophthong

See also: monophthong

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monoˈftɔŋ/
• Hyphenation: Mo‧no‧ph‧thong

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Monophthong m (strong, genitive Monophthonges or Monophthongs, plural Monophthonge)

1. (phonetics) monophthong

   Synonym: Einlaut

   Antonyms: Diphthong, Doppellaut, Zwielaut

Declension

Declension of Monophthong [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Monophthong	die	Monophthonge
genitive	eines	des	Monophthonges, Monophthongs	der	Monophthonge
dative	einem	dem	Monophthong, Monophthonge1	den	Monophthongen
accusative	einen	den	Monophthong	die	Monophthonge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• monophthongieren
  • Monophthongierung
• monophthongisch

Further reading

• “Monophthong”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Monophthong” in Duden online