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Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin montāniōsus, an adjective based on montānia, from Latin montem (“mountain”). By surface analysis, montaña + -oso.
Adjective
montañoso (feminine montañosa, masculine plural montañosos, feminine plural montañosas)
- mountainous
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin montāniōsus, an adjective based on montānia, from Latin montem (“mountain”). By surface analysis, montaña + -oso. Cognate with English mountainous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /montaˈɲoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: mon‧ta‧ño‧so
Adjective
montañoso (feminine montañosa, masculine plural montañosos, feminine plural montañosas)
- mountainous
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