-mont
English
suffix
Definitions
- Forming a placename or a 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.
Etymology
Derived from French -mont (hill), mont (mountain, hill).
Origin
French
mont
Gloss
mountain, hill
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
åąą, åēģ