Andes
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English
Etymology
From Spanish Andes, perhaps from Quechua anti (“east”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
the Andes
- A mountain range in western South America.
Derived terms
Translations
mountain range in South America
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Anagrams
- Sedan, Desna, snead, Snead, Sande, Deans, deans, nades, sedan, Adens, Denas, saden, Sedna, Danes, Neads, DNase
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Andes, from Quechua anti (“east”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Andes m pl (plural only)
- Andes (a mountain range in South America)
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Andes, or alternatively Latin Andes.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
de Andes pl
- the Andes
- 1596, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien 1579-1592, Vol. 3, C.P. Burger & F.W.T. Hunger (eds.), Martinus Nijhoff (publ. 1934), page 176.
- Soo zijn dan die grensen oost ende zuyden Argyropolis, nae den nederganck die zuyder Zee, nae't noorden die Province Pastoa, dit landt wordt afghedeelt in driederley deelen, in Planitiem, Sierras, Andes, dat is in even ofte plat landt aen die Zee ligghende, in berghen ofte in berghachtighe landen, die midden door't landt strecken, ende in Peru over het gheberchte nae't oosten.
- The borders are like this: to the east and south Argyropolis (name of a river), to the descent to the south the sea, to the north the Province Pastoa, this land is divided into three parts, into Planitiem, Sierras, Andes, that is into level or flat land lying next to the sea, into mountains or into mountainous lands, that range across the middle of the lands, and into Pery over the mountains to the east.
- 1596, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien 1579-1592, Vol. 3, C.P. Burger & F.W.T. Hunger (eds.), Martinus Nijhoff (publ. 1934), page 176.
Derived terms
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Andes f pl (plural only)
- the Andes
Anagrams
Galician
Proper noun
Andes m pl
Related terms
Further reading
- “Andes”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Latin
Etymology 1
From *ande-
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈan.deːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.des/,
Proper noun
Andēs m pl (genitive Andium); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Andēs |
| Genitive | Andium |
| Dative | Andibus |
| Accusative | Andēs Andīs |
| Ablative | Andibus |
| Vocative | Andēs |
References
- “Andes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
From Spanish Andes, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”)
Proper noun
Andēs f pl (genitive Andium); third declension
- (New Latin) Andes (a mountain range in South America).
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Andēs |
| Genitive | Andium |
| Dative | Andibus |
| Accusative | Andēs Andīs |
| Ablative | Andibus |
| Vocative | Andēs |
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Andes, from Quechua andi.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: An‧des
Proper noun
Andes m pl
- Andes (a mountain range in South America)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua anti (“east”). More at Andes.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
los Andes m pl
- the Andes