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feminine
/monˈtaɲa/
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Translation
mountain
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin montanea ('mountainous land'), from Latin mons ('mountain'). The same root gives English mountain and mount.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mons
- English cognates
- mountain, mount
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmontañas
Examples
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We climbed the mountain very early in the morning.
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My house is near a very tall mountain.
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On the mountain it is very cold during the winter.
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From here you can see the whole mountain.
muchos .
They lived for many years in a mountain village.
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