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“promontory” in Latin
prōmunturiumpeak, ridge, highest part of a mountain chain.; cape, headland, promontory, nesslinguathe tongue; a tongue, utterance, language, speechfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.
The English word promontory itself goes back to Latin mineō, through prōmontōrium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
promontory
promontorium; lingua (= promontorii genus non excellentis, sed molliter in planum devexi, Festus, Liv., Ov.). To turn or double a promontory, flectere promontorium (Cic., de Div., 2, 45).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for promontory?
- The usual Latin words for “promontory” are prōmunturium, lingua, fēstus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.