Montpellier

See also: Montpelier

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/, /mɒnˌpɛliˈeɪ/

Proper noun

Montpellier

1. A city, the capital of the Hérault department, Occitanie, France, formerly the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Derived terms

• Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum)

Translations

a city in France

• Armenian: Մոնպելիե (Monpelie)
• Catalan: Montpeller, Montpelièr, Montpellièr

  Old Catalan: Monpesler

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒙彼利埃 (zh) (Méngbǐlì'āi), 蒙佩利爾／蒙佩利尔 (Méngpèilì'ěr) (Taiwan)

• Esperanto: Montpeliero
• Farefare: Mõpelie
• French: Montpellier (fr) m

  Old French: Monpellier

• Greek: Μονπελλιέ (el) (Monpellié)
• Irish: Sliabh Piosaláin m
• Japanese: モンペリエ (Monperie), モンプリエ (Monpurie)
• Latin: Mons Pessulus m
• Macedonian: Монпелије́ (Monpelijé)
• Marathi: माँपेल्ये n (mŏmpelye)
• Occitan: Montpelhièr (oc)
• Portuguese: Montpellier f

  Old Portuguese: Monpesler, Monpisler

• Russian: Монпелье́ (ru) m (Monpelʹjé)
• Spanish: Montpellier

  Old Spanish: Monpeller, Monpesler

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mōns (“mountain”) Pessulanus, Pestellarius, pislerius, pistillarius, variant of pastellus (“woad, dye”).

The municipality of Québec is named after postmaster Louis Beaulieu, dit Montpellier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.pɛ.lje/ ~ /mɔ̃.pe.lje/, (sometimes proscribed) /mɔ̃.pə.lje/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Hyphenation: Mont‧pel‧lier
• Rhymes: -e

Proper noun

Montpellier m

1. Montpellier (a city in the Hérault department, Occitania, France)
2. A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux
• coris de Montpellier
• montpelliérain

 

References

• Parker (1832): The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 13

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Montpellier.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(h)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(h)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ɾ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ɾ)/, /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ɾ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(χ)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ɻ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ɻ)/, /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ɻ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõ.tpɨˈljeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõ.tpɨˈljeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõ.tpɨˈlje.ɾi/

Proper noun

Montpellier f

1. Montpellier (a city, the regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, France)