monosyllabic
Consisting of one syllableConsisting of one syllable.
» The adjective 'monosyllabic' is not monosyllabic.
Прилагательное «односложный» не односложное.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Consisting of one syllable.
monosyllabic word
einsilbig, monosyllabisch
односло́жныйodnoslóžnyj
односкладо́вийodnoskladóvyj
having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable
(not comparable)Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.
monosyllabic responses
einsilbig, kurz angebunden, monosyllabisch
Examples
5 sentencesThe adjective 'monosyllabic' is not monosyllabic.
ruПрилагательное «односложный» не односложное.
The word "злой" is the only monosyllabic Russian adjective.
Слово «злой» — единий односкладовий російський прикметник.
ruСлово "злой" — единственное односложное русское прилагательное.
de„злой“ ist das einzige russische Adjektiv mit nur einer Silbe.
It's easy to get monosyllabic words mixed up with each other.
deEinsilbige Wörter kann man leicht miteinander verwechseln.
My brother is monosyllabic.
ruМой брат немногословен.
Chinese is a monosyllabic language.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic AncientBorrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic or mono- + syllabic.
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