"menton" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɑ̃.tɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-menton.ogg Forms: mentons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French menton, mentun, from Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to project”). Compare Occitan menton, Catalan mentó, Romansch mintun. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|menton|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French menton, {{inh+|fr|fro|menton}} Inherited from Old French menton, {{inh|fr|VL.|*mentō}} Vulgar Latin *mentō, {{inh|fr|la|mentum}} Latin mentum, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*men-||to project}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to project”), {{cog|oc|menton}} Occitan menton, {{cog|ca|mentó}} Catalan mentó, {{cog|rm|mintun}} Romansch mintun Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} menton m (plural mentons)
  1. chin Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Face Derived forms: double menton, mentonnière (english: chinstrap)
    Sense id: en-menton-fr-noun-S-63LeWL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 28 28 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 18 20 30 30 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 20 31 31 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Catalan mentó",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Face",
          "orig": "fr:Face",
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            "Body parts",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
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            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
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          "text": "On put remarquer qu’il avait des petits yeux en amande, et qu’un pli vertical faisait de son menton un derrière de bébé.",
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          "ref": "1934, Jean Guéhenno, Journal d’un homme de 40 ans, Grasset:",
          "text": "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.",
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      ]
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "menton"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan menton",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "mentó"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan mentó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "rm",
        "2": "mintun"
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      "expansion": "Romansch mintun",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French menton, mentun, from Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to project”). Compare Occitan menton, Catalan mentó, Romansch mintun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mentons",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "menton m (plural mentons)",
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with quotations",
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        "Pages with entries",
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        {
          "english": "One could note that he had little almond eyes, and that a vertical line made his chin the bottom of a baby.",
          "ref": "1922, Jules Romains, Les Copains:",
          "text": "On put remarquer qu’il avait des petits yeux en amande, et qu’un pli vertical faisait de son menton un derrière de bébé.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "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.",
          "ref": "1934, Jean Guéhenno, Journal d’un homme de 40 ans, Grasset:",
          "text": "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.",
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