Dictionary

monolingualism en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English monolingual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being monolingual; the ability to speak only a single language.

Forms

Relateds

sesquilingualism · bilingualism · multilingualism · trilingualism

Synonyms

monoglottism · unilingualism

Translations (31)

nn eittspråklegheit (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · ru одноязы́чие (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · hsb jednorěčnosć (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · hsb monolinguizm (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · cmn 單語 /单语 (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · nn einspråklegheit (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · dsb jadnorěcnosć (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · sv enspråkighet (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · nb enspråklighet (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · mk еднојазичност (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · fi yksikielisyys (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · pl jednojęzyczność (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · fr unilinguisme (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · nl eentaligheid (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · it monolinguismo (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · ca unilingüisme (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · tr tekdillilik (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · hu egynyelvűség (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · ca monolingüisme (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · pt monolinguismo (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · de Monolinguismus (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · es monolingüismo (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · de Monolingualität (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · fr monolinguisme (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · da ensprogethed (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · az birdillilik (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · gl monolingüismo (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · az təkdillilik (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · uk одномо́вність (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · de Monolingualismus (condition of being able to speak only a single language) · de Einsprachigkeit (condition of being able to speak only a single language)