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]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.tɔ̃/

Noun

menton m ‎(plural mentons)

1. chin

Derived terms

• mentonnière ‎(“chinstrap”)

References

1. ↑ Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois; Henri Mitterand (1971). Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique et historique. Paris: Réferences Larousse, ISBN 2-03-710006-X, p. 458

Occitan

Etymology

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

Noun

menton m (plural mentons)

1. chin

Old French

Alternative forms

• mentun

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mẽntõn/

Noun

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

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

References

1. ↑ Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois; Henri Mitterand (1971). Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique et historique. Paris: Réferences Larousse, ISBN 2-03-710006-X, p. 458