Word: monolingualism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mon
o
lin
gual
ism
Definition: The condition of being monolingual; the ability to speak only a single language.
Morphemes:
Affix: mono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: one, single, only
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: alone, only, sole, single
Affix: lingual
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Related to language or linguistics.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lingua
Language: la
Decoded: lingua
Meaning: the tongue; a language, speech
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: -al
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.