In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable. It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology. The...

longest English word of one syllable, i.e. monosyllables with the most letters. A list of 9,123 English monosyllables published in 1957 includes three ten-letter...

singulars of the same verbs, tem, vem. Other monosyllables ending in -em are not accented. Monosyllables ending in -o(s) with the vowel pronounced /u/...

described his death thus: "Steve's final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times. Before embarking, he'd looked at his sister Patty...

from this process. In English, a word is often clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ‑y or ‑ie (phonologically /-i/). Sometimes the...

of imitation. 'Mimeme' comes from a suitable Greek root, but I want a monosyllable that sounds a bit like 'gene'. I hope my classicist friends will forgive...

simple monosyllable complex monosyllable complex monosyllable → sesquisyllable complex monosyllable → simple monosyllable simple monosyllable simple monosyllable...

and terms linked to Hell or damnation are incidentally four-character monosyllables. Notably, the term "four-letter word" does not strictly refer to words...

word that consists of a single syllable (like English dog) is called a monosyllable (and is said to be monosyllabic). Similar terms include disyllable (and...

pronunciation is inconsistent. Many of these borrowed words, especially monosyllables, words ending in ⟨е⟩ and many words where ⟨е⟩ follows ⟨т⟩, ⟨д⟩, ⟨н⟩...

Functional graphemes sokuonfu chōonpu odoriji (monosyllable) odoriji (polysyllable) っ (indicates a geminate consonant) ー (indicates a long vowel) ゝ (reduplicates...

famous self-introduction from any character in movie history. Three cool monosyllables, surname first, a little curtly, as befits a former naval commander...

nasal vowel lost its nasalization in the Romance languages except in monosyllables, where it became /n/ e.g. Spanish quien < quem "whom", French rien "anything"...

of imitation. 'Mimeme' comes from a suitable Greek root, but I want a monosyllable that sounds a bit like 'gene'. I hope my classicist friends will forgive...

the second word lengthened in compensation. When the first word is a monosyllable, this elision is represented in the orthography with an apostrophe: in...

whereas the masculine ones usually have –и for polysyllables and –ове for monosyllables (however, exceptions are especially common in this group). Nouns ending...

name is a practical necessity. It has been found by experience that the monosyllable del is so short and easy to pronounce that even in complicated formulae...

They exhibit reduced activity and slowness, and can speak in whispered monosyllables. Patients often show visual fixation on their examiner, move their eyes...

The level and rising monosyllables used for the table above are presented in the table below. Below are the falling monosyllables. Chart relates to the...

bolded x above) is long and followed by a word break, then it must be a monosyllable. A simpler summary of the Law is provided in W. W. Goodwin's Greek Grammar:...

by the preceding syllable. Most morphemes in Chinese varieties are monosyllables descended from Old Chinese words, and have cognates in all varieties:...

shorter than that of the domestic species. The common notes resemble the monosyllables kee-kee-kee-kee, the first being the loudest, the others gradually diminishing...

war for creating effective propaganda by saying that Japs "was a brisk monosyllable handy for slogans like 'Rap the Jap' or 'Let's Blast the Jap Clean Off...

Organization Khmer Krom Profile Retrieved 19 June 2012 Thach, Ngoc Minh. Monosyllablization in Kiengiang Khmer. University of Ho Chi Minh City. Try, Tuon; Chambers...

exceptions of bi-, which is extended to bis- before a vowel; among the other monosyllables, du-, di-, dvi-, and tri-, never vary. Words in the cardinal category...

differently from monosyllables and compounds of monosyllables. Any normally weak syllable may be stressed as a variation if it is a monosyllable, but not if...

explain ⟨ⲏ⟩. However, it generally became /æ/ in stressed monosyllables, /ɪ/ in unstressed monosyllables, and in polysyllables, /æ/ when followed by /i/, and...

transitive constructions in Sumerian. The verbal root is almost always a monosyllable and, together with various affixes, forms a so-called verbal chain which...

special consideration. As in China, the great majority of surnames are monosyllables representing a single character, while a few are two character names...

(ἔλαιον), is of the type CV. Diphthongs are otherwise treated as two monosyllables: 𐀀𐀫𐀄𐀨, a-ro-u-ra, for arourans (accusative plural of ἄρουραι, "tamarisk...