menton

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See also: Menton and mentón

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French menton (“chin”).[1] Doublet of mentum.

Noun[edit]

menton (plural mentons)

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

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “menton, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Esperanto[edit]

Noun[edit]

menton

  1. accusative singular of mento

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French menton, mentun, from Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to project”). Compare Occitan menton, Catalan mentó, Romansch mintun.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃.tɔ̃/
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Noun[edit]

menton m (plural mentons)

  1. chin
    • 1922, Jules Romains, Les Copains:
      On put remarquer qu’il avait des petits yeux en amande, et qu’un pli vertical faisait de son menton un derrière de bébé.
      One could note that he had little almond eyes, and that a vertical line made his chin the bottom of a baby.
    • 1934, Jean Guéhenno, Journal d’un homme de 40 ans, Grasset:
      Il avait des yeux noirs perçants qui souriaient volontiers, l’air droit et intelligent, un grand front, des pommettes saillantes – mais pas de menton, ce qui eût dû rassurer les puissants, s’il est vrai que le menton proéminent est le signe des fermes volontés.
      He had piercing black eyes that smiled easily, a proper and intelligent look, a large forehead, prominent cheekbones—but no chin, which must have reassured the powerful men, if it is true that a prominent chin is a sign of a firm will.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: menton
  • → Esperanto: mentono
  • → Spanish: mentón

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dauzat, Albert, Dubois, Jean, Mitterand, Henri (1964) Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique et historique, Paris: Librairie Larousse, page 458

Further reading[edit]

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

menton m (plural mentons)

  1. chin

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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