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montagne.

mountain

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɔ̃.taɲ/

  1. mountain

    feminine

  2. mountain (huge amount)

    feminine
    des montagnes de dettes

  3. mountain (challenging task)

    feminine
    en faire une montagne

  4. a very large, muscular man

    colloquial · feminine
    Ce catcheur est une vraie montagne.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *móntis Proto-Italic *monts Latin mont- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin -ānia Early Medieval Latin montānia Old French montaigne Middle French montaigne French montagne Inherited from Middle French montaigne, from Old French montaigne, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin mōns, montem.

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