"promontory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/ [UK], /ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-promontory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: promontories [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prō- + *mineō (“to project or jut”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|prōmontōrium}} Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, {{m|la|prō-}} prō-, {{m|la|mineo|*mineō|to project or jut}} *mineō (“to project or jut”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*men-||to stand out}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} promontory (plural promontories)
  1. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff. Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: cliff, headland, hoe Translations (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff): ῥίον (rhíon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), σκόπελος (skópelos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), հրվանդան (hrvandan) (Armenian), морон (moron) (Bashkir), висок нос (visok nos) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 海角 (hǎijiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), mys [masculine] (Czech), ostroh [masculine] (Czech), útes [masculine] (Czech), landtong (Dutch), voorgebergte (Dutch), uitsteeksel (Dutch), niemeke (Finnish), nokka (Finnish), promontoire [masculine] (French), Landzunge (German), hegyfok (Hungarian), ros [masculine] (Irish), rinn [feminine] (Irish), scoth [feminine] (Irish), léim [feminine] (Irish), promontorio [masculine] (Italian), (misaki) (alt: みさき) (Japanese), ដើមភ្នំ (daəm pnum) (Khmer), prōmontōrium [neuter] (Latin), 'рт ('rt) [masculine] (Macedonian), нос (nos) [masculine] (Macedonian), koutu (Maori), kūmore (Maori), tūmū (Maori), capée [feminine] (Norman), odde [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), landtunge [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nes [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), tange [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), بورون (burun) (Ottoman Turkish), cypel [masculine] (Polish), przylądek [masculine] (Polish), promontório (Portuguese), мыс (mys) [masculine] (Russian), вы́ступ (výstup) [masculine] (Russian), стре́лка (strélka) (english: at the confluence of two rivers) [masculine] (Russian), mull (Scots), rubha [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), sròn [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), promontorij [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), promontorio (Spanish), rasi (Swahili), udde (Swedish), мис (mys) [masculine] (Ukrainian), виступ (vystup) [masculine] (Ukrainian), länalineg (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-promontory-en-noun-vLcXl~Bt Disambiguation of Landforms: 54 36 10 Disambiguation of 'a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff': 97 1 1
  2. (anatomy) A projecting part of the body.
    A projection on the sacrum.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-promontory-en-noun-WUfDs8Jp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 50 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 68 14 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (anatomy) A projecting part of the body.
    A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-promontory-en-noun-xDQx13wb Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Promontory Point

Inflected forms

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      ],
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}
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Medieval Latin",
    "English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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      "word": "Promontory Point"
    }
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        "sciences"
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hrvandan",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "հրվանդան"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "moron",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "морон"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "visok nos",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "висок нос"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hǎijiǎo",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "海角"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mys"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostroh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "útes"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "landtong"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "voorgebergte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "uitsteeksel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "niemeke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "nokka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "promontoire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "Landzunge"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "rhíon",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ῥίον"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "skópelos",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σκόπελος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "hegyfok"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ros"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scoth"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "léim"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "promontorio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みさき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "misaki",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "岬"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "daəm pnum",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "ដើមភ្នំ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "prōmontōrium"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "'rt",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "'рт"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nos",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нос"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "koutu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "kūmore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "tūmū"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capée"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "landtunge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nes"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tange"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "burun",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "بورون"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cypel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przylądek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "promontório"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mys",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мыс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výstup",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́ступ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "at the confluence of two rivers",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strélka",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стре́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "mull"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rubha"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sròn"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "promontorij"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "promontorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "rasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "udde"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mys",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мис"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vystup",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "виступ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff",
      "word": "länalineg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "promontory"
}

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