montre

French montre (“show, show case, organ case”).

montre (plural montres)

1. An organ stop, usually the open diapason, having its pipes on display as part of the organ case, or otherwise specially mounted.
2. A hole in the wall of a pottery kiln, by which the state of the pieces inside can be judged.

• Morten, meront, termon, Ermont, Mentor, Merton, Monter, tormen, Termon, mentor, metron

Deverbal from montrer (“show”); the meaning 'watch' is a specialisation of the older meaning 'something shown; something which shows'.

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃tʁ/

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montre f (plural montres)

1. watch, wristwatch
2. (dated) display, showcase

   Synonym: étalage

montre

1. inflection of montrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “montre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “montre” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

• mentor
• monter

From French montrer.

montre

1. to show
2. to demonstrate

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français