monorail

English

A type of monorail

Etymology

Borrowed from French monorail, equivalent to mono- +‎ rail.

Pronunciation

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnəɹeɪl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒnəɹeɪl/, /ˈmɒnəʊˌɹeɪl/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

monorail (plural monorails)

1. a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
2. a train running on a single rail

Translations

a railroad system where the trains run on one rail

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 單軌鐵路／单轨铁路 (dānguǐ tiělù)

• Dutch: monorail (nl) m
• Finnish: yksiraiteinen, kohorata, monorail (fi)
• French: monorail (fr) m
• Galician: monorraíl m, monocarril m
• German: Einschienenbahn f
• Greek: μονοτροχιόδρομος (el) m (monotrochiódromos) (rare)
• Indonesian: monorel (id)
• Japanese: モノレール (ja) (monorēru)
• Korean: 모노레일 (ko) (monoreil)
• Macedonian: едноши́нка f (ednošínka)
• Malay: monorel
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: énskinnebane m

• Polish: kolej jednoszynowa f
• Portuguese: monotrilho m (Portugal), monocarril m (Brazil)
• Russian: моноре́льс (ru) m (monorélʹs) (dated) одноре́льсовая желе́зная доро́га f (odnorélʹsovaja želéznaja doróga)
• Spanish: monorraíl m, monorriel m, monocarril m
• Swedish: monorail (sv) c, enskensbana c, balkbana c
• Vietnamese: đường một rầy

a train running on a single rail

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 單軌火車／单轨火车 (dānguǐ huǒchē)

• Finnish: yksiraiteinen, kohoratajuna, monorailjuna
• French: wagon monorail m
• Galician: monorraíl m, monocarril m
• Icelandic: einteinungur m, einteinslest f
• Macedonian: едноши́нец m (ednošínec)
• Portuguese: monotrilho m (Portugal), monocarril m (Brazil)
• Russian: моноре́льс (ru) m (monorélʹs)
• Spanish: monorraíl m, monorriel m, monocarril m

Anagrams

• Molinaro

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnoːˌreːl/

• Audio:

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Noun

monorail m (plural monorails, diminutive monorailtje n)

1. monorail

Finnish

Etymology

From French monorail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonoˌrɑi̯l/, [ˈmo̞no̞ˌrɑ̝i̯l]
• Rhymes: -ɑil
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧no‧rail

Noun

monorail

1. monorail

   Synonyms: yksiraiteinen, kohorata

   • 2018 November, Peter Forsberg, “Liikkuminen Moskovassa”, in Pieni Matkaopas‎^[1], archived from the original on February 8, 2023:

     Metrolla on 14 linjaa, ja lisäksi siihen lasketaan kuuluvaksi paikallisjunaverkosto (MCC) ja monorail eli kohorata-linja

     The metro has 14 lines, and it also includes the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) and the monorail

Declension

Inflection of monorail (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		monorail	monorailit
genitive		monorailin	monorailien
partitive		monorailia	monoraileja
illative		monorailiin	monoraileihin
		singular	plural
nominative		monorail	monorailit
accusative	nom.	monorail	monorailit
	gen.	monorailin
genitive		monorailin	monorailien
partitive		monorailia	monoraileja
inessive		monorailissa	monoraileissa
elative		monorailista	monoraileista
illative		monorailiin	monoraileihin
adessive		monoraililla	monoraileilla
ablative		monoraililta	monoraileilta
allative		monorailille	monoraileille
essive		monorailina	monoraileina
translative		monorailiksi	monoraileiksi
abessive		monorailitta	monoraileitta
instructive		—	monorailein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of monorail (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative monorailini monorailini accusative nom. monorailini monorailini gen. monorailini genitive monorailini monorailieni partitive monorailiani monorailejani inessive monorailissani monoraileissani elative monorailistani monoraileistani illative monorailiini monoraileihini adessive monorailillani monoraileillani ablative monoraililtani monoraileiltani allative monoraililleni monoraileilleni essive monorailinani monoraileinani translative monorailikseni monoraileikseni abessive monorailittani monoraileittani instructive — — comitative — monoraileineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative monorailisi monorailisi accusative nom. monorailisi monorailisi gen. monorailisi genitive monorailisi monorailiesi partitive monorailiasi monorailejasi inessive monorailissasi monoraileissasi elative monorailistasi monoraileistasi illative monorailiisi monoraileihisi adessive monorailillasi monoraileillasi ablative monoraililtasi monoraileiltasi allative monorailillesi monoraileillesi essive monorailinasi monoraileinasi translative monorailiksesi monoraileiksesi abessive monorailittasi monoraileittasi instructive — — comitative — monoraileinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative monorailimme monorailimme accusative nom. monorailimme monorailimme gen. monorailimme genitive monorailimme monorailiemme partitive monorailiamme monorailejamme inessive monorailissamme monoraileissamme elative monorailistamme monoraileistamme illative monorailiimme monoraileihimme adessive monorailillamme monoraileillamme ablative monoraililtamme monoraileiltamme allative monorailillemme monoraileillemme essive monorailinamme monoraileinamme translative monorailiksemme monoraileiksemme abessive monorailittamme monoraileittamme instructive — — comitative — monoraileinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative monorailinne monorailinne accusative nom. monorailinne monorailinne gen. monorailinne genitive monorailinne monorailienne partitive monorailianne monorailejanne inessive monorailissanne monoraileissanne elative monorailistanne monoraileistanne illative monorailiinne monoraileihinne adessive monorailillanne monoraileillanne ablative monoraililtanne monoraileiltanne allative monorailillenne monoraileillenne essive monorailinanne monoraileinanne translative monorailiksenne monoraileiksenne abessive monorailittanne monoraileittanne instructive — — comitative — monoraileinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative monorailinsa monorailinsa accusative nom. monorailinsa monorailinsa gen. monorailinsa genitive monorailinsa monorailiensa partitive monorailiaan monorailiansa monorailejaan monorailejansa inessive monorailissaan monorailissansa monoraileissaan monoraileissansa elative monorailistaan monorailistansa monoraileistaan monoraileistansa illative monorailiinsa monoraileihinsa adessive monorailillaan monorailillansa monoraileillaan monoraileillansa ablative monoraililtaan monoraililtansa monoraileiltaan monoraileiltansa allative monoraililleen monorailillensa monoraileilleen monoraileillensa essive monorailinaan monorailinansa monoraileinaan monoraileinansa translative monorailikseen monorailiksensa monoraileikseen monoraileiksensa abessive monorailittaan monorailittansa monoraileittaan monoraileittansa instructive — — comitative — monoraileineen monoraileinensa

French

Etymology

From mono- +‎ rail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.no.ʁaj/

• Audio:

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Adjective

monorail (plural monorails)

1. (relational) monorail

Noun

monorail m (plural monorails)

1. monorail

Further reading

• “monorail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.