montproper nouncommon nounSyllable DecompositionmontEtymologyexpandfrom the Latin mons, montis (mountain).Definitions1. Mountain. It is used mainly in certain geographical expressions established by usage. In the plural, the geographical term is generally followed by the preposition 'of'.géographieexpandLe mont Blanc.Le mont Dore.Le mont Athos.Le mont Sinaï.Les monts du Velay.Les monts du Rouergue.Les monts d'Auvergne.2. In the plural and used absolutely, it usually refers to the Alps.expandPasser, repasser les monts.Au-delà des monts.Deçà les monts.PluralmontsTranslationsenglish:mountkorean:산greek:βουνόjapanese:山russian:горыSee alsocismontain (adj.) Mont (pn.) Monts (pn.) montueux (adj.) montuosité (cn.)