Chamonix

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English

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Proper noun

Chamonix

  1. A town in the Haute-Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Translations

French

Etymology

From earlier Chamouni, from the Roman name, Latin campus munitus (fortified field).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chamonix m or f

  1. Chamonix

Derived terms

References

  • Sherwill, Markham (1832): A brief historical sketch of the valley of Chamouni, Volume 8
  • Blackie, Christina (1887): Geographical Etymology: A Dictionary of Place-names Giving Their Derivations

Slovene

Etymology

From French Chamonix.

Proper noun

Chamonix m inan

  1. Chamonix

Inflection

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Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative Chamonix
genitive Chamonixa
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Chamonix
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Chamonixa
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Chamonixu
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Chamonix
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Chamonixu
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Chamonixom