menton
English
Etymology
From French menton (“chin”).[1] Doublet of mentum.
Noun
menton (plural mentons)
- (anatomy) The lowest point of the chin / mandibular symphysis.
- Synonym: gnathion
Derived terms
References
- ^ “menton, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Esperanto
Noun
menton
- accusative singular of mento
French
Etymology
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
Noun
menton m (plural mentons)
- 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
- double menton
- mentonnière (“chinstrap”)
Descendants
References
- ^ Dauzat, Albert, Dubois, Jean, Mitterand, Henri (1964) Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique et historique, Paris: Librairie Larousse, page 458
Further reading
- “menton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum.
Pronunciation
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Noun
menton m (plural mentons)
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
menton oblique singular, m (oblique plural mentons, nominative singular mentons, nominative plural menton)
Descendants
References
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