alleenspraak
Afrikaans
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch alleenspraak, equivalent to alleen (“alone”) + spraak (“speech”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧leen‧spraak
Noun
alleenspraak (plural alleensprake)
- synonym of monoloog
See also
- tweespraak
- driespraak
Dutch
Etymology
Calque of Latin soliloquium or Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). Equivalent to alleen (“alone”) + spraak (“speech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑˈleːnˌspraːk/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: al‧leen‧spraak
Noun
alleenspraak f (plural alleenspraken, diminutive alleenspraakje n)