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monolingualism

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being monolingual; the ability to speak only a single language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English monolingual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English monolingualism From monolingual + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: təkdillilik — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Azerbaijani: birdillilik — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Catalan: monolingüisme — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Catalan: unilingüisme — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單語 /单语 (dānyǔ) — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Danish: ensprogethed — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Dutch: eentaligheid — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Finnish: yksikielisyys — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • French: monolinguisme — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • French: unilinguisme — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Galician: monolingüismo — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • German: Einsprachigkeit — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • German: Monolingualität — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • German: Monolingualismus — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • German: Monolinguismus — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Hungarian: egynyelvűség — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Italian: monolinguismo — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Macedonian: еднојазичност (ednojazičnost) — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: enspråklighet — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: einspråklegheit — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eittspråklegheit — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Polish: jednojęzyczność — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Portuguese: monolinguismo — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Russian: одноязы́чие (odnojazýčije) — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Lower Sorbian: jadnorěcnosć — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Upper Sorbian: jednorěčnosć — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Upper Sorbian: monolinguizm — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Spanish: monolingüismo — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Swedish: enspråkighet — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Turkish: tekdillilik — condition of being able to speak only a single language
  • Ukrainian: одномо́вність (odnomóvnistʹ) — condition of being able to speak only a single language