montant

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɒntənt/ === Etymology 1 === From Italian montante. Doublet of mountant. ==== Noun ==== montant (plural montants) (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English mountant, from Old French montant. ==== Noun ==== montant (plural montants) (carpentry) An upright piece in any framework, such as a muntin or stile. (drinking) The first scent of a cognac. === Etymology 3 === From Old French montant. ==== Adjective ==== montant (not comparable) (heraldry) Ascending toward the chief of the escutcheon. ===== Usage notes ===== In heraldic descriptions, the adjective is used postpositively. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ̃.tɑ̃/ === Adjective === montant (feminine montante, masculine plural montants, feminine plural montantes) upwards, climbing uphill === Noun === montant m (plural montants) a (monetary) amount a structural montant === Participle === montant present participle of monter === Further reading === “montant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === montant m (plural montants) (Jersey, nautical) flow tide