mamelon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mamelon.

Noun

mamelon (plural mamelons)

1. A hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
2. (paleontology) A structure resembling a small bump found on the outer surface of stromatoporoids.
3. (dentistry) A protrusion on a newly erupted tooth.

French

Etymology

From mamelle (“nipple”) +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mam.lɔ̃/

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Noun

mamelon m (plural mamelons)

1. (anatomy) nipple

   Synonyms: tétin, (human) téton, (animal) tette

2. (plumbing) nipple (short threaded connecting tube)
3. (geography) hillock, knoll (rounded elevation or protuberance)

Further reading

• “mamelon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mamelon.

Noun

mamelon n (plural mameloane)

1. nipple

Declension

Declension of mamelon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) mamelon	mamelonul	(niște) mameloane	mameloanele
genitive/dative	(unui) mamelon	mamelonului	(unor) mameloane	mameloanelor
vocative	mamelonule		mameloanelor