† monoptoten.

Forms: 1600s 1800s monoptote, 1600s–1700s monoptot.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin monoptotum.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin monoptotum (used by some 4th- and 5th-cent. grammarians in this sense, by others in the sense of aptote n.), use as noun (short for nomen monoptotum ) of neuter of monoptotus < Hellenistic Greek μονόπτωτος having a single case-form for all cases (used of letter names) < μονο- mono- comb. form + -πτωτος falling, cognate with ancient Greek πτῶσις ptosis n. Compare earlier aptote n., and also diptote n. and adj., triptote n., polyptote adj. and n.Compare the following early use of the post-classical Latin word in an English context:OE Ælfric Gram. (St. John's Oxf.) 89 MONOPTOTA..sind anre gebigednysse, and se an CASVS gæð for ealle ða oðre. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǫ·nǫ̆pto^ut) /ˈmɒnəptəʊt/.

Grammar. Obsolete.

A noun occurring in a single oblique case (as Latin astu).

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aptote1589

diptote1612

monoptote1612

triptote1612

pentaptote1616

tetraptote1656

polyptote1658

1612 J. Brinsley Posing of Parts f. 50 Q. Which call you Monoptots? A. Such words as are found onely in one oblique case.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Monoptote, a word having but one Case.

1751 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 40 Monoptots, which have but one Case; as, astu.

1854 E. A. Andrews & S. Stoddard Gram. Lat. Lang. xciv. 36 A noun which is found in one case only, is called a Monoptote; if found in two cases, a Diptote [etc.].

Derivatives

monoptotic adj. having or occurring in only one case.

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monoptotic1872

1872 R. G. Latham Dict. Eng. Lang. at Monoptote A word that appears in one form only is, on the first view, equally aptotic and monoptotic—both or either.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	monoptote
释义	† monoptoten. Forms: 1600s 1800s monoptote, 1600s–1700s monoptot. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin monoptotum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin monoptotum (used by some 4th- and 5th-cent. grammarians in this sense, by others in the sense of aptote n.), use as noun (short for nomen monoptotum ) of neuter of monoptotus < Hellenistic Greek μονόπτωτος having a single case-form for all cases (used of letter names) < μονο- mono- comb. form + -πτωτος falling, cognate with ancient Greek πτῶσις ptosis n. Compare earlier aptote n., and also diptote n. and adj., triptote n., polyptote adj. and n.Compare the following early use of the post-classical Latin word in an English context:OE Ælfric Gram. (St. John's Oxf.) 89 MONOPTOTA..sind anre gebigednysse, and se an CASVS gæð for ealle ða oðre. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǫ·nǫ̆pto^ut) /ˈmɒnəptəʊt/. Grammar. Obsolete. A noun occurring in a single oblique case (as Latin astu). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [noun] > noun with specific number of cases aptote1589 diptote1612 monoptote1612 triptote1612 pentaptote1616 tetraptote1656 polyptote1658 1612 J. Brinsley Posing of Parts f. 50 Q. Which call you Monoptots? A. Such words as are found onely in one oblique case. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Monoptote, a word having but one Case. 1751 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 40 Monoptots, which have but one Case; as, astu. 1854 E. A. Andrews & S. Stoddard Gram. Lat. Lang. xciv. 36 A noun which is found in one case only, is called a Monoptote; if found in two cases, a Diptote [etc.]. Derivatives monoptotic adj. having or occurring in only one case. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > case > [adjective] > having only one case monoptotic1872 1872 R. G. Latham Dict. Eng. Lang. at Monoptote A word that appears in one form only is, on the first view, equally aptotic and monoptotic—both or either. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1612
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