monument

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”). Partially displaced Old English bēacn. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/, /ˈmɑnjəmənt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒnjʊmənt/ Hyphenation: mon‧u‧ment === Noun === monument (plural monuments) A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration. An important site owned by the community as a whole. (UK) a registered archaeological site or other structure, deemed historic or otherwise worthy of protection. A sign of exceptional achievement. An important burial vault or tomb. Any grave marker. A legal document. A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument). A pile of stones left by a prospector to claim ownership of ore etc. found in a mine. (surveying) A natural or artificial object used as a reference point. A surviving record. (cycling) Alternative spelling of Monument (“prestigious one-day race”). ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === monument (third-person singular simple present monuments, present participle monumenting, simple past and past participle monumented) (transitive) To mark or memorialize with a monument. (transitive) To place a surveyor's monument at. ==== Further reading ==== “monument”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “monument”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [mu.nuˈme̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [mo.nuˈment] IPA(key): (Central) [mu.nuˈmen] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [mo.nuˈmen] === Noun === monument m (plural monuments) monument ==== Related terms ==== monumental === Further reading === “monument”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “monument”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “monument” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “monument”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [monuˈmɛ̝ˀnd̥] === Noun === monument n (singular definite monumentet, plural indefinite monumenter) monument ==== Synonyms ==== mindesmærke === References === “monument” in Den Danske Ordbog “monument” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmoːnyˈmɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === monument n (plural monumenten, diminutive monumentje n) monument ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: monumen → Papiamentu: monument (dated) == Estonian == === Etymology === From German Monument, ultimately from Latin monumentum (“memorial”) (from monēre (“to remind”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmonumenʲt/ Hyphenation: mo‧nu‧ment === Noun === monument (genitive monumendi, partitive monumenti) monument A sculpture or building built for the honour and commemoration of a person or an event. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== mälestusmärk mälestussammas mälestuskivi ausammas sammas mälestis memoriaal ==== Derived terms ==== monumentaalne === References === monument in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ.ny.mɑ̃/ === Noun === monument m (plural monuments) monument === Further reading === “monument”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. === Noun === monument m (plural monuments) monument == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. === Noun === monument n (definite singular monumentet, indefinite plural monument or monumenter, definite plural monumenta or monumentene) monument ==== Related terms ==== monumental === References === “monument” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. === Noun === monument n (definite singular monumentet, indefinite plural monument, definite plural monumenta) monument ==== Related terms ==== monumental === References === “monument” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Occitan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. Attested from the 13th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /munyˈmen/ === Noun === monument m (plural monuments) monument ==== Related terms ==== monumental === References === == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /munyˈmɛŋt/ === Noun === monument m monument == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin monumentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔˈnu.mɛnt/ Rhymes: -umɛnt Syllabification: mo‧nu‧ment === Noun === monument m inan (diminutive monumencik) (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons) Synonym: pomnik monument (exceptional or prideful achievement) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “monument”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “monument”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French monument, Latin monumentum. Doublet of the inherited mormânt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mo.nuˈment/ === Noun === monument n (plural monumente) monument memorial ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== monumental == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moːnɵˈmɛnt/ === Noun === monument n monument ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== minnesmärke