mono-

UK/ˈmɒn.əʊ̯/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmɔn.əw/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmɔn.ə/Canada, US/ˈmɑ.nə/

prefix

one, single, only

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Meanings

prefix

alternative mon-

  1. one, single, only

    Synonyms: uni-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixone, single, only

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-

From Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-), combining form of μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”).

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Translations

Bulgarian едно-, моно-
  • едно- (edno-)one
  • моно- (mono-)one
Catalan mono-
  • mono-one
Chinese Mandarin 一, 單 /单
  • 一 (yī)one
  • 單 /单 (dān)one
Dutch mono-
  • mono-one
Finnish yksi-, mono-
  • yksi-one
  • mono-one
French mono-, uni-
  • mono-one
  • uni-one
German mono-, ein-
  • mono-one
  • ein-one
Greek μονο-
  • μονο- (mono-)one
Hebrew חד־, מונו־
  • חד־ (khad)one
  • מונו־ (mono-)one
Indonesian mono-, eka-
  • mono-one
  • eka-one
Irish aon-
  • aon-one
Italian mòno-
  • mòno-one
Japanese 一, 単
  • 一one
  • 単 (tan)one
  • モノ (mono)one
Malay eka-, mono-
  • eka-one
  • mono-one
Polish mono-
  • mono-one
Portuguese mono-
  • mono-one
Russian одно-, моно-
  • одно- (odno-)one
  • моно- (mono-)one
Spanish mono-
  • mono-one
Ukrainian одно-, моно-
  • одно- (odno-)one
  • моно- (mono-)one
Cite this entry
APA

mono-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mono-

MLA

“mono-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mono-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mono-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mono-.

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