"monotransitive" meaning in English

See monotransitive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monotransitive.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English transitive English monotransitive From mono- + transitive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mono-|transitive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English transitive English monotransitive [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*men", "gloss" : "small", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*mónwos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μόνος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μονο-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mono-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "transitive", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "monotransitive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="monotransitive"> From mono- + transitive. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monotransitive (not comparable)
  1. (grammar, linguistics) pertaining to a transitive verb that takes a single mandatory object, either a direct object or a primary object depending on the language. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: monotransitively, monotransitive verb, monotransitivity Related terms: ditransitive, ditransitive verb, ditransitivity, tritransitive Translations (Translations): μονόπτωτος (monóptotos) (Greek), monotransitivo (Spanish)
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