menton

See also: mentón

English

Noun

menton (plural mentons)

  1. (anatomy) The lowest point of the chin / mandibular symphysis

Derived terms

Esperanto

Noun

menton

  1. accusative singular of mento

French

Etymology

From Old French menton, mentun, from Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to project”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃.tɔ̃/
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Noun

menton m (plural mentons)

  1. chin

Derived terms

References
  1. Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois; Henri Mitterand (1971). Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique et historique. Paris: Réferences Larousse, →ISBN, p. 458

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum.

Noun

menton m (plural mentons)

  1. chin

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mẽnˈtõn/

Noun

menton m (oblique plural mentons, nominative singular mentons, nominative plural menton)

  1. chin
  2. (by extension) chinguard (of a helmet)

Descendants

References
  1. Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois; Henri Mitterand (1971). Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique et historique. Paris: Réferences Larousse, →ISBN, p. 458
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