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Dutch
Etymology
From één (“one”) + toon (“tone”) + -ig (“-y, -ish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeːnˈtoːnəx/
- Hyphenation: een‧to‧nig
- Rhymes: -oːnəx
Adjective
eentonig (comparative eentoniger, superlative eentonigst)
- (literally) monotonous (having an unvarying tone or pitch)
Hij wist niet waar de eentonige brom vandaan kwam.- He did not know from where the monotonous hum originated.
- (figuratively) monotone, tedious(ly unvaried); boring, dull
Ze vond het leven in de lockdown eentonig.- She thought that life during the lockdown was monotonous.
Eentalig is eentonig.- Being monolingual is monotonous.
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