different between moton vs monton

English

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old French; compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; chinguard (of a helmet)”).

Noun

moton (plural motons)

1. (military, historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.

References

Further reading

• moton in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Finnish

Noun

moton

1. Genitive singular form of motto.

Anagrams

• monot

Middle English

Noun

moton

1. Alternative form of motoun

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare Old French menton.

Noun

moton m (plural motons)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) chin

Occitan

Alternative forms

• moutoun (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *multo, *multonis, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *molto-. Compare French mouton.

Noun

moton m (plural motons) (Languedoc)

1. sheep

See also

• amontanhatge
• feda, oelha
• pastor

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 430.

Old French

Noun

moton m (oblique plural motons, nominative singular motons, nominative plural moton)

1. Alternative form of mouton

English

Etymology

From Spanish montón.

Noun

monton (plural montons)

1. (mining) A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.
2. (mining, historical) A Mexican unit of weight for ore, varying from 1,800 to 3,200 Spanish pounds.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?monton/

Noun

monton

1. accusative singular of monto

Old French

Etymology

mont (“mountain”) +? -on (augmentative suffix)

Noun

monton m (oblique plural montons, nominative singular montons, nominative plural monton)

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Further reading

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (monton)