Montreux
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English
Etymology
From French Montreux, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”) in numerous other placenames, from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreuil and Monthureux.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Montreux
- A town on Lake Geneva in Vaud Canton, Switzerland.
- A small commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est region, France.
Synonyms
- (Swiss town): Mustruel (historical)
Translations
town in Vaud, Switzerland
References
- Dictionnaire Toponymique des Communes Suisses (2005), Frauenfeld: Centre de Dialectologie du Université de Neuchâtel, p. 613.
- David Martignier & al. (1867), Dictionaire Historique Géographique et Statistique du Canton de Vaud, Lausanne: L. Corbaz, p. 624.