See also: montana, Montana, and Montaña

Galician

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

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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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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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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montaña f (plural montañas)

  1. mountain
    Synonym: monte

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Descendants

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  • English: Montana

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