Word: monophthongally
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: mo
noph
thon
ga
lly
Definition: In a monophthongal manner. Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
Morphemes:
Affix: monophthong
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap; pep; pip; pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: single
Affix: φθόγγος
Language: grc
Decoded: phthoggos
Meaning: sound
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.