Monosyllable

In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable.^[1] It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology.^[2] The word has originated from the Greek language.^[3]

"Yes", "no", "jump", "buy", "heat", "sure", "cough", and "and" are examples of monosyllables.^[4]^[5] Some of the longest monosyllabic words in the English language, all containing nine letters each, are "screeched," "schlepped," "scratched," "scrounged," "scrunched," "stretched," "straights," and "strengths".^[6]

References

^ "monosyllable". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^ Nordquist, Richard (3 July 2019). "What is a Monosyllable?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^ Bloomfield, Maurice (1888). "The Origin of the Recessive Accent in Greek". The American Journal of Philology. 9 (1). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 1–41. doi:10.2307/287243. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t21c1w96h. JSTOR 287243.
^ "monosyllable". Macmillan Dictionary. Springer Nature Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^ "monosyllable". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^ "What is the longest one-syllable English word?". Archived from the original on April 7, 2020.

External links

The dictionary definition of monosyllable at Wiktionary
Little Frank and other tales: Chiefly in words of one syllable (1838)

[1] "monosyllable". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[2] Nordquist, Richard (3 July 2019). "What is a Monosyllable?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[3] Bloomfield, Maurice (1888). "The Origin of the Recessive Accent in Greek". The American Journal of Philology. 9 (1). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 1–41. doi:10.2307/287243. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t21c1w96h. JSTOR 287243.

[4] "monosyllable". Macmillan Dictionary. Springer Nature Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[5] "monosyllable". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[6] "What is the longest one-syllable English word?". Archived from the original on April 7, 2020.

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