- monoptote
- n. noun (or adjective) occurring in a single oblique case.♦ monoptotic, a.
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Monoptote — Mon op*tote, n. [L. monoptotum, Gr. mono ptwtos; mo nos single + ? apt to fall, fallen, fr. ? to fall; cf. ? case.] (Gram.) 1. A noun having only one case. Andrews. [1913 Webster] 2. A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monoptote — /monˈop tōt/ noun A word with only one case form ORIGIN: Gr monoptōtos, from monos single, alone, and ptōtos fallen; cf ptōsis case (see ↑case2) … Useful english dictionary
monoptote — (mo no pto t ) s. m. Terme de grammaire grecque ou latine. Mot qui n a qu une seule finale pour tous ses cas, comme le latin cornu au singulier. ÉTYMOLOGIE Mono..., et terme grec signifiant qui tombe, qui a une finale … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
monoptoto — pl.m. monoptoti sing.f. monoptota pl.f. monoptote … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
