mountain
English
/ˈmaʊntɪn/, /ˈmaʊntən/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
- (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
- (attributive) Of, belonging to, relating to, or found on a mountain; like a mountain in size; of living things growing or living on a mountain.
- (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
- (countable) A woman's large breast.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
- (uncountable) Wine made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mountayne derived from muntaine derived from Old French montaigne derived from Latin *montānea, montānus (of the mountains, of a mountain, a mountain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *monti, *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*men-
Gloss
think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small
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Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -mania English
- -maniac English
- barrow English
- barrow boy English
- barrowful English
- barrowlike English
- barrowload English
- barrowman English
- board English
- buzzard English
- demount English
- dismount English
- gem English
- handbarrow English
- imminent English
- intermountain English
- intramountain English
- mendaciously English
- mendaciousness English
- midmountain English
- monitor English
- montane English
- mountain buzzard English
- mountain wolf English
- mountainboard English
- mountained English
- mountaineer English
- mountaineering English
- mountainer English
- mountainet English
- mountaingem English
- mountainless English
- mountainlike English
- mountainness English
- mountainscape English
- mountainside English
- mountainslope English
- mountaintop English
- mountaintopism English
- mountainward English
- mountainwards English
- mountainy English
- nonmountaineer English
- paramount English
- reminisce English
- remonstrate English
- side English
- slope English
- submountain English
- top English
- transmountain English
- unmount English
- wheelbarrow English
- wolf English
- *montānea Latin
- *montāre Latin
- ad montem Latin
- admoneō Latin
- commemini Latin
- comminiscor Latin
- immineo Latin
- maneo Latin
- manēre Latin
- mendācium Latin
- mentalis Latin
- mentula Latin
- mentum Latin
- minārī Latin
- mons Latin
- montaniosus Latin
- montem Latin
- montāna Latin
- montānea, *montānia, *montania Latin
- montāniōsus Latin
- montānus Latin
- mēns Latin
- mōnstrum Latin
- mūris montānus, mus Latin
- praemonitus Latin
- promineo Latin
- prōminēns Latin
- prōmontorium Latin
- remaneō Latin
- reminiscor Latin
- reminīscēns Latin
- transmontanus Latin
- Automat German
- montan German
- -mante Italian
- mentecatto Italian
- montano Italian
- -mane French
- mante French
- mentir Spanish, Castilian
- montano Spanish, Castilian
- Μοῦσα Ancient Greek
- αὐτόματον Ancient Greek
- δυσμενέων Ancient Greek
- μάθημα Ancient Greek
- μάθησις Ancient Greek
- μάντις Ancient Greek
- μέμαα Ancient Greek
- μένω Ancient Greek
- μίμνω Ancient Greek
- μαθηματικός Ancient Greek
- μανία Ancient Greek
- μανιακός Ancient Greek
- μενεπτόλεμος Ancient Greek
- μενθήρη Ancient Greek
- μενοεικής Ancient Greek
- μνάομαι Ancient Greek
- μνήμη Ancient Greek
- μνημονικός Ancient Greek
- μνησιπήμων Ancient Greek
- μονάς Ancient Greek
- μοναχός Ancient Greek
- μουσῐκή Ancient Greek
- ξυμμένω Ancient Greek
- περιμένω Ancient Greek
- συμμένω Ancient Greek
- ἀμαθής Ancient Greek
- ἀμνηστέω Ancient Greek
- ἀναμιμνήσκω Ancient Greek
- ὑπερμενής Ancient Greek
- *dusmenḗs Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *memóne Proto-Indo-European
- *men- Proto-Indo-European
- *men-, *mn-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *men-, *mn̥-yé-tor Proto-Indo-European
- *men-es-weh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mend- Proto-Indo-European
- *mendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *menesweh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥(s)-dʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥-eh₂-sḱe- Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥tós Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥yétor Proto-Indo-European
- *mon- Proto-Indo-European
- *monti Proto-Indo-European
- *monéyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *ménos Proto-Indo-European
- *méntis Proto-Indo-European
- *mō- Proto-Indo-European
- *upér Proto-Indo-European
- mentir Portuguese
- mentira Portuguese
- montano Portuguese
- *bergaz Proto-Germanic
- *gamaną Proto-Germanic
- *gaminþiją, *(ga) Proto-Germanic
- *gamundiz Proto-Germanic
- *manōną Proto-Germanic
- *minþijaną Proto-Germanic
- *minþiją Proto-Germanic
- *minþijō Proto-Germanic
- *munaną Proto-Germanic
- *muniwō Proto-Germanic
- *muniz Proto-Germanic
- *munþaz Proto-Germanic
- *mōnijaną- Proto-Germanic
- beorg Old English
- gebeorg Old English
- hōh Old English
- सम्मत Sanskrit
- berg Middle English
- berwe Middle English
- berȝe Middle English
- mountayne Middle English
- minnigr Old Norse
- minning Old Norse
- munu Old Norse
- *mьněti Proto-Slavic
- *pamętь Proto-Slavic
- montaigne Old French
- surmonter Old French
- мондан Persian
- مانده Persian
- mynnu Welsh
- mynydd Welsh
- mynydda Welsh
- mynyddig Welsh
- admuinethar Old Irish
- aithmet Old Irish
- domuinethar Old Irish
- foirmtech Old Irish
- format Old Irish
- formuinethar Old Irish
- manadh Old Irish
- mat Albanian
- mendje Albanian
- montaigne Middle French
- éminent Middle French
- *ad-mentos, *admentos Proto-Celtic
- *an-men Proto-Celtic
- *anmen- Proto-Celtic
- *dī- Proto-Celtic
- *kom- Proto-Celtic
- *manyetor Proto-Celtic
- *menman Proto-Celtic
- *menmans Proto-Celtic
- *moniyos Proto-Celtic
- *man- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mantrī́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mánuš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mányuš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *(eks)menā Proto-Italic
- *monestrom Proto-Italic
- ibhala Zulu
- KTLWNtn' Middle Persian
- muntaigne xno
- muntaine xno
- *mata Proto-Albanian
- montanya Ladino
- montinne Walloon
- amāṃ Tocharian B
- mynyð Middle Welsh
- mendene Zazaki
- 𒈪𒅎𒈠𒄿 Hittite
- top
- gem
- wolf
- side
- slope
- board
- -mania
- barrow
- unmount
- -maniac
- demount
- buzzard
- monitor
- montane
- imminent
- dismount
- barrowful
- paramount
- mountainy
- barrowman
- reminisce
- mountainer
- handbarrow
- mountained
- barrowlike
- barrow boy
- mountainet
- barrowload
- submountain
- remonstrate
- mountaintop
- mountaingem
- wheelbarrow
- mountaineer
- midmountain
- mountainless
- mountainward
- mendaciously
- mountainlike
- mountainness
- mountainside
- transmountain
- mountainwards
- intramountain
- mountainboard
- intermountain
- mountain wolf
- mountainscape
- mountainslope
- mendaciousness
- mountaineering
- nonmountaineer
- mountaintopism
- mountain buzzard