Monosyllabicity

One of only one syllable existing lexeme is mono syllabic lexeme. Monosyllabicity (Greek μονο- (mono-) 'one', συλλαβη (syllabe) 'syllable') is the hallmark of some languages. Some Sino-Tibetan languages consist mainly of monosyllabic lexemes and are therefore called monosyllabic languages.

literature

• Helmut Glück (Ed.): Metzler Lexicon Language. 4th, updated and revised edition, keyword: "Monosyllabic". Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2010. ISBN 978-3-476-02335-3 .

Web links

Wiktionary: monosyllabic  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations