menton

Doublet of mentum.

menton (plural mentons)

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

• mentonian

menton

1. accusative singular of mento

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.

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.tɔ̃/

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menton m (plural mentons)

1. chin

• double menton
• mentonnière (“chinstrap”)

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

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

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menton m (plural mentons)

1. chin

• mentun

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

• IPA^(key): /menˈtun/

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

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

• French: menton
• → Spanish: mentón