Word: monophthongal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mon
oph
thon
gal
Definition: Of or pertaining to a monophthong; a pure vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down towards a new position of articulation
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.