monstre

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See also: monstré

English

Noun

monstre (plural monstres)

  1. Obsolete form of monster.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

monstre m (plural monstres)

  1. monster

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French monstre, from Old French monstre, borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃stʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃stʁ

Noun

monstre m (plural monstres)

  1. monster
    Mon petit frère croit que des monstres habitent sous son lit.
    My little brother believes that monsters live under his bed.
  2. (figurative) hideous person, fiend

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: monstru

Adjective

monstre (plural monstres)

  1. (colloquial) enormous

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

monstre (invariable)

  1. extraordinary, exceptional
  2. monstrous (very large)

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French monstre, borrowed itself from Latin monstrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔnstər/, /ˈmɔnstrə/

Noun

monstre (plural monstres)

  1. A monster or beast; a horrific or frightening creature.
  2. A marvelous or portentous occasion; a strange happening.
  3. (rare) Fate, luck; fortuitousness (as an allegorical figure)

Descendants

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French monstre.

Noun

monstre m (plural monstres)

  1. monster
    • 1542, Clement Marot, Oeuvres augmentees d'ung grand nombre de ses compositions nouvelles, link:
      Vien à l'umbrage en ce boys de grand' monstre
      Came into the shadow in these woods of a great monster

Descendants

Norman

Etymology

From Old French monstre, borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

Noun

monstre m (plural monstres)

  1. (Jersey) monster

Synonyms

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

Noun

monstre oblique singular, m (oblique plural monstres, nominative singular monstres, nominative plural monstre)

  1. monster

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