monstre

monstre

See also: monstré

English

Noun

monstre (plural monstres)

  1. Obsolete form of monster.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔns.tɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈmɔns.tɾe]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

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

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

  • Haitian Creole: mons
  • Romanian: monstru
  • Russian: монстр (monstr)

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

      1. monster

      Descendants