montangne

Norman

Alternative forms

maontogne (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French muntaigne, montaigne, from Vulgar Latin *montānia, montānea, feminine of *montānius, montāneus (“mountainous”), alteration of Latin montānus, from mōns (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

montangne f (plural montangnes)

(Jersey) mountain

Derived terms

bike à montangne (“mountain bike”)
faithe eune montangne dé beurre (“to do something half-baked; to construct a house of cards”, literally “to make a mountain of butter”)
La Montangne d'la Tabl'ye (“Table Mountain”)
Les Bliues Montangnes (“the Blue Mountains”)
Les Montangnes Rotcheuses (“the Rocky Mountains”)
montangne brûlante, montangne dé feu (“volcano”)
montangne dé gliaiche (“iceberg”)

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