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See also: monstré
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
monstre (plural monstres)
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
monstre m (plural monstres)
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French monstre, from Old French monstre, borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
monstre m (plural monstres)
- monster
- Mon petit frère croit que des monstres habitent sous son lit.
- My little brother believes that monsters live under his bed.
- (figurative) hideous person, fiend
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Romanian: monstru
Adjective[edit]
monstre (plural monstres)
Further reading[edit]
- “monstre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
monstre (invariable)
- extraordinary, exceptional
- monstrous (very large)
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French monstre, borrowed itself from Latin monstrum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
monstre (plural monstres)
- A monster or beast; a horrific or frightening creature.
- A marvelous or portentous occasion; a strange happening.
- (rare) Fate, luck; fortuitousness (as an allegorical figure)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “monstre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-03.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French monstre.
Noun[edit]
monstre m (plural monstres)
- 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[edit]
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French monstre, borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.
Noun[edit]
monstre m (plural monstres)
Synonyms[edit]
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
monstre oblique singular, m (oblique plural monstres, nominative singular monstres, nominative plural monstre)
Descendants[edit]
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