-mont
-mont suffix: forming a placename or a surname derived therefrom and denoting or connoting a hill or mountain; sometimes (as in estate names) used more for euphony and connotation than for geomorphic denotation. Word formation in English using the suffix to name towns and family estates was most productive in the mid-19th through mid-20th centuries.
Suffix
-mont
- Forming a placename or a surname derived therefrom and denoting or connoting a hill or mountain; sometimes (as in estate names) used more for euphony and connotation than for geomorphic denotation. Word formation in English using the suffix to name towns and family estates was most productive in the mid-19th through mid-20th centuries.
Origin of -mont
From French -mont, from French mont (“hill, mountain”).
Words formed from -mont
- Beaumont
- with roots meaning beautiful hill
- mountain
- Belmont
- Breezemont
- with roots meaning breezy hill
- Clairmont
- with roots meaning clear
- light-colored
- shining hill
- Craigmont
- with roots meaning Craig's hill
- Crestmont
- with roots meaning crest of the hill
- Edgemont
- with roots meaning edge of the hill
- Fairmont
- with roots meaning fair hill
- Fremont
- with roots meaning cold hill
- Glenmont
- with roots meaning glen[-adorned] hill
- Philmont
- with roots meaning Phillips'
- Philip's hill
- Rosemont
- with roots meaning rose[-adorned] hill
Questions about -mont
- What does -mont mean?
- -mont means forming a placename or a surname derived therefrom and denoting or connoting a hill or mountain; sometimes (as in estate names) used more for euphony and connotation than for geomorphic denotation. Word formation in English using the suffix to name towns and family estates was most productive in the mid-19th through mid-20th centuries.
- What part of speech is -mont?
- -mont is a suffix.
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Source and license
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