montanna

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese montanna, Old French montaigne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monˈtaɲa/

Noun

montanna f (plural montannas)

1. mountain
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v:

     Loth ouo miedo de ſeer ẽ ſegor eſubio alas mõtãnas cõ ſus .ij. fijas. eſtido en una cueua con ſus .ij. fijas. […]

     Lot was afraid of staying in Zoar and [so] he went up to the mountains with his two daughters […]

Synonyms

• monte m

Descendants

• Ladino: montanya
• Spanish: montaña
  • → English: Montana