Word: monotonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mon
o
ton
ic
Definition: of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
Morphemes:
Affix: monotone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: monotonus
Language: la
Decoded: monotonus
Meaning: unvarying in tone
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to