Mont Cervin

American  

[mawn ser-van] / mɔ̃ sɛrˈvɛ̃ /

noun

1. French name of Matterhorn.

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Mont Cervin British  

/ mɔ̃ sɛrvɛ̃ /

noun

1. the French name for the Matterhorn

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Example Sentences

Then come the repellent crags of Mont Cervin; the ideal of moral savagery, of wild untameable ferocity, mingling involuntarily with our contemplation of the gloomy pile.

From The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir

Le Matterhorn ou Mont Cervin est formé depuis la base jusqu’au sommet de roches stratifiées en bancs assez réguliers, qui sont tous légèrement rélevés vers l’Est, savoir vers le Mont Rose.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward

My first object was to reach some spot commanding, as nearly as might be, the lateral profile of the Mont Cervin.

From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by Ruskin, John

It frequently does not envelop the summit, and rarely extends down to the Glacier du Lion, and to the Glacier du Mont Cervin below.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward

This spur is one of the few points from which the mass of the Mont Cervin is in anywise approachable.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John