Montreux

English

Etymology

From French Montreux, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”) in numerous other placenames, from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreuil and Monthureux.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmɒntɹəʊ/, /mɒ̃ˈtɹɜː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑnˈtɹoʊ/, /mɒ̃ˈtɹoʊ/

Proper noun

Montreux

1. A town on Lake Geneva in Vaud Canton, Switzerland.
2. A small commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est region, France.

Synonyms

• (Swiss town): Mustruel (historical)

Translations

town in Vaud, Switzerland

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒙特勒 (Méngtèlè)

• Dutch: Montreux n
• French: Montreux (fr) m
• German: Montreux n, Muchtern n (outdated)
• Japanese: モントルー (montorū)

References

• Dictionnaire Toponymique des Communes Suisses (2005), Frauenfeld: Centre de Dialectologie du Université de Neuchâtel, p. 613.
• David Martignier & al. (1867), Dictionaire Historique Géographique et Statistique du Canton de Vaud, Lausanne: L. Corbaz, p. 624.