Monténégro

See also: Montenegro, Montenegró, and Monténègrô

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian Montenegro, literally black mountain, a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra / Цр̑на̄ Го̀ра, referring to Mount Lovćen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.te.ne.ɡʁo/
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Proper noun

Monténégro m

Montenegro

Derived terms

Monténégrin, monténégrin
Serbie-Monténégro

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French Monténégro, from Venetian Montenegro (literally “black mountain”), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra / Цр̑на̄ Го̀ра, referring to Mount Lovćen.

Proper noun

Monténégro m

Montenegro

Synonyms

Nièrmont

Derived terms

Serbie et Monténégro (“Serbia and Montenegro”)

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