monster
/ˈmɒnstə/MON-stur
/ˈmɑnstɚ/MAHN-stur
Meaninga sign; a portent
Common meaning: a frightening creature
- monstto point out, showLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1162 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
Journey through time
- Latinmōnstrō, -āre‘to point out, show’
- Frenchmonstre
- Middle Englishmonstresource
- Englishmonster‘a frightening creature’ · today
monst also in: demonstrate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin mōnstrō ‘to point out, show’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mōnstrō, p. 1162 · dictionary scan
Roots
- mōnstrō, -āre Latin “to point out, show”
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