montagne
See also: Montagne
Franco-Provençal edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.
Noun edit
montagne f
References edit
- montagne in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French montaigne, from Old French montaigne, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
montagne f (plural montagnes)
- mountain
- mountain (huge amount)
- des montagnes de dettes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- mountain (challenging task)
- en faire une montagne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “montagne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Friulian edit
Etymology edit
Probably borrowed from Italian montagna,[1] from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.
Noun edit
montagne f (plural montagnis)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/monˈt-ani-a/ s.f.”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
montagne f