monture
French, noun/mɔ̃.tyʁ/
monture is spelled M-O-N-T-U-R-E (7 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written French, the 17,096th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monture is a French feminine noun meaning “a mount, an animal which is ridden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Animal (cheval, âne, mulet, etc.) que l’on monte”.
What does monture mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea mount, an animal which is ridden
- 2
femininea setting, bezel, frame etc. onto or into which an object is mounted
- 3
femininea mechanical mounting job
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Animal (cheval, âne, mulet, etc.) que l’on monte. 2. Action de monter un objet, un outil, un bijou ; résultat de cette action. 3. Travail de l’ouvrier qui l’a monté. 4. Ce qui sert à assembler, à supporter, à fixer la partie ou les parties principales d’un objet, d’un outil.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of monture
- montures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monture?
- /mɔ̃.tyʁ/
- \mɔ̃.tyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monture
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monture in French?
monture appears 2.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).