Standard Lemma guide

mono-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn.əʊ̯/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈmɔn.əw/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈmɔn.ə/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈmɑ.nə/
  • Canada, General-American, before-vowel: /ˈmɑ.now/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈmɔn.əʉ/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈmɔn.ɐʉ/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈmɒn.əʉ/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈmɒn.ɐʉ/

1

prefix

Meaning 1

one, single, only

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- From Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-), combining form of μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մի (mi) — one
  • Armenian: մեն (men) — one
  • Bulgarian: едно- (edno-) — one
  • Bulgarian: моно- (mono-) — one
  • Catalan: mono- — one
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一 (yī) — one
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單 /单 (dān) — one
  • Dutch: mono- — one
  • Finnish: yksi- — one
  • Finnish: mono- — one
  • French: mono- — one
  • French: uni- — one
  • Galician: mono- — one
  • Georgian: მონო- (mono-) — one
  • Georgian: ერთ- (ert-) — one
  • German: mono- — one
  • German: ein- — one
  • Greek: μονο- (mono-) — one
  • Hebrew: חד־ (khad) — one
  • Hebrew: מונו־ (mono-) — one
  • Indonesian: mono- — one
  • Indonesian: eka- — one
  • Irish: aon- — one
  • Italian: mòno- — one
  • Japanese: 一 — one
  • Japanese: 単 (tan) — one
  • Japanese: モノ (mono) — one
  • Malay: eka- — one
  • Malay: mono- — one
  • Manx: un- — one
  • Old English: ān- — one
  • Polish: mono- — one
  • Portuguese: mono- — one
  • Russian: одно- (odno-) — one
  • Russian: моно- (mono-) — one
  • Spanish: mono- — one
  • Tibetan: གཅིག་མ (gcig ma) — one
  • Ukrainian: одно- (odno-) — one
  • Ukrainian: моно- (mono-) — one