monocorde

French

Alternative forms

monochorde (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin monochordon, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόχορδον (monókhordon).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔ.nɔ.kɔʁd/

Noun

monocorde m (plural monocordes)

(music) monochord

Adjective

monocorde (plural monocordes)

monotonous

Further reading

“monocorde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From mono- +‎ corde.

Adjective

monocorde (plural monocordi)

monotonous (unvarying in tone)

Spanish

Adjective

monocorde m or f (masculine and feminine plural monocordes)

monotonous

Further reading

“monocorde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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