mono
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortenings, ultimately from the prefix mono- (“one, single”).
Noun
mono (uncountable)
- (slang, UK, Australia) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding.
- Synonym: wheelie
- (eating disorders) A diet where someome eats only one type of food.
- plum mono ― plums-only diet (typically for a day)
- (category theory) Clipping of monomorphism.
- (pathology, informal) Clipping of mononucleosis.
Related terms
Adjective
mono (not comparable)
- (informal) Clipping of 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.
- (informal) Clipping of monosexual.
- 2013, Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, →ISBN:
- People who do wish to be recognizable as trans or bi are often coercively passed off as cis or mono anyway.
- 2013, Dawn Atkins, Bisexual Women in the Twenty-First Century, →ISBN, page 37:
- That is, establishing as it does a replacement binary (mono versus bi, rather than hetero versus homo) it functions to erase lesbian and gay specificity. In turn, this fails to consider, and even elides, important structural inequities between the hetero- and homosexual categories. The difficulty of establishing bisexual legitimacy in a discursive context of oppositional categories was acknowledged by a number of participants. For some, invoking the mono/bi dichotomy affords bisexuality [...]
Etymology 2
Clipping of monophonic.
Adjective
mono (not comparable)
- (informal) Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
- Coordinate term: stereo
- Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono.
Translations
Etymology 3
Clipping of monoamorous.
Adjective
mono (comparative more mono, superlative most mono)
- (informal) Monoamorous, monogamous.
- Coordinate term: poly
Noun
mono (plural monos)
- (informal) A monogamous person.
- 2010, Leonie Linssen, Love Unlimited: The Joys and Challenges of Open Relationships:
- For some monos, there are no acceptable mono—poly solutions as far as they are concerned.
See also
Anagrams
Aragonese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mono m (plural monos)
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “mono”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from French monnaie and English money, both from Latin monēta (“money, coin, mint”), from the name of the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome.
Pronunciation
Noun
mono (accusative singular monon, plural monoj, accusative plural monojn)
- 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
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a trademark "Mono", registered in 1932 by Lahden Saapas- ja Lapikasteollisuus O.Y, since 1943 Mono Oy. The name, suggested by Arkki Laine, 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. Additionally, the founder of the firm was Jussi Mononen.
Noun
mono
- (genericized trademark) ski boot
- (slang, by extension) shoe
Declension
| Inflection of mono (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| 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 | |
| abessive | monotta | monoitta | |
| instructive | — | monoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
- (skiing shoe): hiihtokenkä
Derived terms
- antaa monoa
- kompleksimonot
- laskettelumono
- monottaa
Further reading
- “1. mono”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Clipping of monofoninen (“monophonic”).
Adjective
mono
- mono (having only a single audio channel)
- Synonym: monofoninen
Declension
| Inflection of mono (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| 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 | |
| abessive | monotta | monoitta | |
| instructive | — | monoin | |
| comitative | — | monoine | |
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “2. mono”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of monophonique.
Adjective
mono (plural monos)
Etymology 2
Noun
mono m (plural monos)
- (informal) supervisor, leader (in a camp)
Further reading
- “mono”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Adjective
mono (feminine mona, masculine plural monos, feminine plural monas)
Etymology 2
Noun
mono m (plural monos)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mono”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mono”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mono”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Italian
Etymology 1
Adjective
mono (invariable)
- single (of one part)
Etymology 2
Adjective
mono (invariable)
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
mono
Latvian
Adjective
mono
- Clipping of monofonisks.
Noun
mono f (invariable)
- Clipping of monofonija.
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain, but probably borrowed from or related to Spanish mono.
Pronunciation
Noun
mono m (plural monos)
Spanish
Etymology
Haplographically from maimón (“monkey”), from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “baboon, mandrill”). Compare English monkey.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mono (feminine mona, masculine plural monos, feminine plural monas, superlative monísimo)
Noun
mono m (plural monos, feminine mona, feminine plural monas)
- monkey
- boiler suit, coveralls, overall, onesie (a one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour)
- Synonyms: mono de trabajo, mameluco, braga, buzo, overol
- jumpsuit, overalls (a one-piece item of clothing originally by parachutists)
- jumpsuit (a female one-piece item of clothing)
- (Chile, Peru) tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear)
- (Costa Rica, slang) vagina, vulva
- (Mexico, Chile) doll, puppet
- Synonym: muñeco
- (colloquial) withdrawal symptom
- Synonym: síndrome de abstinencia
- estar con el mono ― to have withdrawal symptoms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- “mono”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (2023 August 3) “mono”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
- mono | Diccionario • DELE Ahora
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