monotonia

See also: monotonía

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see French monotonie), ultimately from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonotoniɑ/, [ˈmo̞no̞ˌt̪o̞niɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oniɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧no‧to‧ni‧a

Noun

monotonia

1. monotony

Declension

Inflection of monotonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		monotonia	monotoniat
genitive		monotonian	monotonioiden monotonioitten
partitive		monotoniaa	monotonioita
illative		monotoniaan	monotonioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		monotonia	monotoniat
accusative	nom.	monotonia	monotoniat
	gen.	monotonian
genitive		monotonian	monotonioiden monotonioitten monotoniainrare
partitive		monotoniaa	monotonioita
inessive		monotoniassa	monotonioissa
elative		monotoniasta	monotonioista
illative		monotoniaan	monotonioihin
adessive		monotonialla	monotonioilla
ablative		monotonialta	monotonioilta
allative		monotonialle	monotonioille
essive		monotoniana	monotonioina
translative		monotoniaksi	monotonioiksi
abessive		monotoniatta	monotonioitta
instructive		—	monotonioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of monotonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative monotoniani monotoniani accusative nom. monotoniani monotoniani gen. monotoniani genitive monotoniani monotonioideni monotonioitteni monotoniainirare partitive monotoniaani monotonioitani inessive monotoniassani monotonioissani elative monotoniastani monotonioistani illative monotoniaani monotonioihini adessive monotoniallani monotonioillani ablative monotonialtani monotonioiltani allative monotonialleni monotonioilleni essive monotonianani monotonioinani translative monotoniakseni monotonioikseni abessive monotoniattani monotonioittani instructive — — comitative — monotonioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative monotoniasi monotoniasi accusative nom. monotoniasi monotoniasi gen. monotoniasi genitive monotoniasi monotonioidesi monotonioittesi monotoniaisirare partitive monotoniaasi monotonioitasi inessive monotoniassasi monotonioissasi elative monotoniastasi monotonioistasi illative monotoniaasi monotonioihisi adessive monotoniallasi monotonioillasi ablative monotonialtasi monotonioiltasi allative monotoniallesi monotonioillesi essive monotonianasi monotonioinasi translative monotoniaksesi monotonioiksesi abessive monotoniattasi monotonioittasi instructive — — comitative — monotonioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative monotoniamme monotoniamme accusative nom. monotoniamme monotoniamme gen. monotoniamme genitive monotoniamme monotonioidemme monotonioittemme monotoniaimmerare partitive monotoniaamme monotonioitamme inessive monotoniassamme monotonioissamme elative monotoniastamme monotonioistamme illative monotoniaamme monotonioihimme adessive monotoniallamme monotonioillamme ablative monotonialtamme monotonioiltamme allative monotoniallemme monotonioillemme essive monotonianamme monotonioinamme translative monotoniaksemme monotonioiksemme abessive monotoniattamme monotonioittamme instructive — — comitative — monotonioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative monotonianne monotonianne accusative nom. monotonianne monotonianne gen. monotonianne genitive monotonianne monotonioidenne monotonioittenne monotoniainnerare partitive monotoniaanne monotonioitanne inessive monotoniassanne monotonioissanne elative monotoniastanne monotonioistanne illative monotoniaanne monotonioihinne adessive monotoniallanne monotonioillanne ablative monotonialtanne monotonioiltanne allative monotoniallenne monotonioillenne essive monotoniananne monotonioinanne translative monotoniaksenne monotonioiksenne abessive monotoniattanne monotonioittanne instructive — — comitative — monotonioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative monotoniansa monotoniansa accusative nom. monotoniansa monotoniansa gen. monotoniansa genitive monotoniansa monotonioidensa monotonioittensa monotoniainsarare partitive monotoniaansa monotonioitaan monotonioitansa inessive monotoniassaan monotoniassansa monotonioissaan monotonioissansa elative monotoniastaan monotoniastansa monotonioistaan monotonioistansa illative monotoniaansa monotonioihinsa adessive monotoniallaan monotoniallansa monotonioillaan monotonioillansa ablative monotonialtaan monotonialtansa monotonioiltaan monotonioiltansa allative monotonialleen monotoniallensa monotonioilleen monotonioillensa essive monotonianaan monotonianansa monotonioinaan monotonioinansa translative monotoniakseen monotoniaksensa monotonioikseen monotonioiksensa abessive monotoniattaan monotoniattansa monotonioittaan monotonioittansa instructive — — comitative — monotonioineen monotonioinensa

Further reading

• “monotonia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Interlingua

Noun

monotonia (plural monotonias)

1. monotony

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.no.toˈni.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: mo‧no‧to‧nì‧a

Noun

monotonia f (plural monotonie)

1. monotony
2. (by extension) dullness, tediousness

Related terms

• monotonale
• monotono

Further reading

• monotonia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.nɔˈtɔ.ɲa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲa
• Syllabification: mo‧no‧to‧nia

Noun

monotonia f

1. monotony

Related terms

• monotonnie
• monotonność
• monotonny

 

Further reading

• monotonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• monotonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.no.toˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.no.toˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.no.toˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.nu.tuˈni.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: mo‧no‧to‧ni‧a

Noun

monotonia f (plural monotonias)

1. monotony (tedium)

   Synonym: tédio

2. (mathematics) monotony (property of mathematical function)