mono

See also: Mono, mono-, -mono, and moño

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒnəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnoʊ/

Etymology 1

Short for mononucleosis.

Noun

mono (uncountable)

1. Short for mononucleosis.

Synonyms

• mononucleosis
• glandular fever
• the kissing disease

Etymology 2

Probably from the prefix mono- meaning “one, single”

Noun

mono (plural monos)

1. (slang, UK, Australia) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding

Synonyms

• wheelie

Etymology 3

Short for monophonic.

Adjective

mono (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Abbreviation of monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.

   Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono.

Translations

having only a single audio channel

• Finnish: mono (fi), monofoninen
• Japanese: モノ (ja) ‎(mono)

• Russian: мо́но ‎(móno), монофони́ческий (ru) ‎(monofoníčeskij)
• Swedish: mono (sv)

Antonyms

• stereo

Etymology 4

Short for monomorphism.

Noun

mono (plural monos)

1. (category theory) Abbreviation of monomorphism.

Related terms

• monic

Etymology 5

Short for monochrome.

Adjective

mono (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) monochrome
   • 1985, PC Mag (volume 4, number 4, page 125)

     The excellent on-screen display of italics, superscripts and subscripts, and other niceties available on the color screen now display on mono monitors, but with the inherently superior text font of the mono mode.

Anagrams

• moon, Moon

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from English money.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

mono (accusative singular monon, plural monoj, accusative plural monojn)

1. money

   La novgeedzoj devas ŝpareme vivi kiam ili savas sufiĉan monon por aĉeti domon.‎

   The newlyweds must live frugally as they save enough money to purchase a house.

Derived terms

Terms derived from mono

• nutramono ‎(“alimony”)

• ŝanĝmono ‎(“change”)

• senmona ‎(“penniless”)

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From a trademark "Mono", registered in 1932 by Lahden Saapas- ja Lapikasteollisuus O.Y, since 1943 Mono Oy. The name was chosen as result of a contest. The winner justified the name by explaining that it came from Ancient Greek μόνος ‎(mónos, “unique”), which described the positioning of the skiing shoes of the firm on the market. It didn't probably hurt that the founder of the firm was Jussi Mononen.

Noun

mono

1. (colloquial) skiing shoe
2. (slang, by extension) shoe

Declension

Inflection of mono (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		mono	monot
genitive		monon	monojen
partitive		monoa	monoja
illative		monoon	monoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mono	monot
accusative	nom.	mono	monot
	gen.	monon
genitive		monon	monojen
partitive		monoa	monoja
inessive		monossa	monoissa
elative		monosta	monoista
illative		monoon	monoihin
adessive		monolla	monoilla
ablative		monolta	monoilta
allative		monolle	monoille
essive		monona	monoina
translative		monoksi	monoiksi
instructive		—	monoin
abessive		monotta	monoitta
comitative		—	monoineen

Synonyms

• (skiing shoe): hiihtokenkä

Derived terms

• antaa monoa (to fire, dismiss; see antaa potkut)
• monottaa

Etymology 2

< monofoninen ‎(“monophonic”)

Adjective

mono

1. mono (having only a single audio channel)

Declension

Inflection of mono (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		mono	monot
genitive		monon	monojen
partitive		monoa	monoja
illative		monoon	monoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mono	monot
accusative	nom.	mono	monot
	gen.	monon
genitive		monon	monojen
partitive		monoa	monoja
inessive		monossa	monoissa
elative		monosta	monoista
illative		monoon	monoihin
adessive		monolla	monoilla
ablative		monolta	monoilta
allative		monolle	monoille
essive		monona	monoina
translative		monoksi	monoiksi
instructive		—	monoin
abessive		monotta	monoitta
comitative		—	monoine

Synonyms

• monofoninen

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French

Etymology

Truncation of monophonique

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.no/

Adjective

mono m, f (plural monos)

1. monophonic, monaural

External links

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

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Galician

Noun

mono m (plural monos)

1. ape

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Italian

Adjective

mono

1. single (of one part)

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Japanese

Romanization

mono

1. Rōmaji transcription of もの
2. Rōmaji transcription of モノ

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Latvian

Adjective

mono

1. Abbreviation of monofonisks

Noun

mono f (invariable)

1. Abbreviation of monofonija

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Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, compare Spanish mono.

Noun

mono m (plural monos)

1. monkey; ape
2. (figuratively) lazy or ugly person
3. (figuratively) deadstock

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Spanish

Etymology

Haplographically from maimón ‎(“monkey”), from Arabic مايمون ‎(“happy, favorable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmono/

Adjective

mono m (feminine singular mona, masculine plural monos, feminine plural monas)

1. (colloquial) cute, purdy
2. (Colombia, colloquial) blond, blonde

Synonyms

• (cute): cuqui, bonito
• (blond): rubio

Noun

mono m (plural monos, feminine mona)

1. monkey
2. overalls (in non-US sense), coveralls
3. (Chile, Peru) tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear)
4. (Costa Rica, slang) the vulva or vagina
5. (Mexico, Chile) doll, puppet
6. (colloquial) withdrawal symptom

   estar con el mono‎ ― to have withdrawal symptoms

Synonyms

• (monkey): chango (Mexico), maimón, mico, simio
• (doll): muñeco
• (overalls): mono de trabajo, overol, buzo, braga (Venezuela)
• (tracksuit): buzo, chándal

Derived terms

• amonado
• monos animados
• monada
• monono