monólogo

See also: monologo and monologò

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *men-der.

Proto-Hellenic *mónwos

Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos)

Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)

Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos)der.

Portuguese monólogo

Derived from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos, “monologue”). By surface analysis, mono- + -logo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈnɔ.lo.ɡu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈnɔ.lu.ɡu/ [muˈnɔ.lu.ɣu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈnɔ.lu.ɡu/ [muˈnɔ.lu.ɣu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈnɔ.lu.ɡu/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔloɡu, (Portugal) -ɔluɡu

Noun

monólogo m (plural monólogos)

1. monologue (long speech by one person)

   Synonym: solilóquio

Derived terms

• monologar
• monologia
• monólogo interno
• monologuista

Further reading

• “monólogo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “monólogo”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “monólogo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “monólogo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “monólogo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos, “monologue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈnoloɡo/ [moˈno.lo.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -oloɡo
• Syllabification: mo‧nó‧lo‧go

Noun

monólogo m (plural monólogos)

1. monologue

   Synonym: soliloquio

Derived terms

• monologar
• monólogo interno
• monologuista

Further reading

• “monólogo”, 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