montaña

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See also: montana, Montana, and Montaña

Galician

Pena Surbia (2116 m) and Pena Trevinca (2127 m), highest mountains in Galicia
Vivir na montaña ("living in the highlands"), Pradorramisquedo, Ourense

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese montanna (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem. Compare Portuguese montanha, Spanish montaña.

Pronunciation

Noun

montaña f (plural montañas)

  1. highlands
    • 1853, J. M. Pintos, A Gaita Gallega, page 58:
      Alá de donde vimos na montaña a miseria é tan grande que non pode a xente se queixar
      There, where we came from, in the highlands, misery is so large that people can't even complain
  2. mountain

Derived terms

References

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish montanna, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monˈtaɲa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: mon‧ta‧ña

Noun

montaña f (plural montañas)

  1. mountain
    Synonym: monte
  2. a lot; a bunch

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Montana

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