menton

== English == === Etymology === From French menton (“chin”). Doublet of mentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.tən/ Rhymes: -ɛntən === Noun === menton (plural mentons) (anatomy) The lowest point of the chin / mandibular symphysis. Synonym: gnathion ==== Derived terms ==== mentonian === References === == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmenton/ Rhymes: -enton Syllabification: men‧ton === Noun === menton accusative singular of mento == French == === 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, Romansh mintun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑ̃.tɔ̃/ === Noun === menton m (plural mentons) chin ==== Derived terms ==== double menton mentonnière (“chinstrap”) ==== Descendants ==== → English: menton → Esperanto: mentonoIdo: mentono Haitian Creole: manton → Spanish: mentón === References === === 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 === === Noun === menton m (plural mentons) chin == Old French == === Alternative forms === mentun === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /menˈtun/ === Noun === menton oblique singular, m (oblique plural mentons, nominative singular mentons, nominative plural menton) chin (by extension) chinguard (of a helmet) ==== Descendants ==== French: menton→ English: menton→ Esperanto: mentonoIdo: mentonoHaitian Creole: manton→ Spanish: mentón === References ===