montaña

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See also: montana, Montana, and Montaña

Galician[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  • montaña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • montaña” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • montanna” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • montaña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • montaña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • montaña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /monˈtaɲa/ [mõn̪ˈt̪a.ɲa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: mon‧ta‧ña

Noun[edit]

montaña f (plural montañas)

  1. mountain
    Synonym: monte

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: Montana

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