mono- / mon-
one, single, alone
Greek · monos (μόνος)
Greek monos means alone or single. It marks one of something: monologue (one speaker), monorail (one rail), monopoly (one seller), monotone (one tone), monarch (one ruler).
Memory trick
mono- is a single mono-ball in a bowl: just one, all alone.
Words from this root
- monologue (mono + logue) — a long speech by one personएकालाप
- monotone (mono + tone) — a single, unchanging toneएकसुर
- monopoly (mono + poly) — control of a market by one sellerएकाधिकार
- monorail (mono + rail) — a railway running on a single railमोनोरेल
- monogram (mono + gram) — a design of joined lettersमोनोग्राम
- monarch (mon + arch) — a single ruler like a kingराजा, सम्राट
- monolith (mono + lith) — a single large stoneविशाल एकल पत्थर
- monotonous (mono + tonous) — dull because of samenessनीरस
- monoplane (mono + plane) — an aeroplane with a single wingएकपंखी विमान
- monosyllable (mono + syllable) — a word with one syllableएकाक्षरी शब्द
- monoxide (mon + oxide) — a compound with one oxygen atomमोनोऑक्साइड
- monocycle (mono + cycle) — a bicycle with a single wheelएक पहिये की साइकिल