mons

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin mōns (“‘mountain’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɒnz/

[edit] Noun

mons (plural montes)

1. (obsolete, palmistry) One of the fleshy areas at the base of the fingers; a mount.
2. The pubic mound, or mons pubis.
3. (astronomy, geology) Used by planetary geologists to refer to mountains or extinct volcanoes on planets and moons.

   Olympus Mons (Mars)

   Maxwell Montes (Venus).

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: mnos
• nMOS

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

mōns (genitive montis); m, third declension

1. mountain

[edit] Inflection

Third declension, variation of i-stem base with two consonants (3:B2C).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mōns	montēs
genitive	montis	montium
dative	montī	montibus
accusative	montem	montēs 1
ablative	monte	montibus
vocative	mōns	montēs

¹ May also be montīs.