Thursday, November 7, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: mountain

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mountain
Nov 8th 2013, 00:56, by 173.66.184.109

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* Basque: {{t+|eu|mendi}}

  

* Basque: {{t+|eu|mendi}}
 

* Belarusian: {{t|be|гара|f|tr=hará}}

  

* Belarusian: {{t|be|гара|f|tr=hará}}
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* Bengali: {{t|bn|পর্বত|tr=pôrbôt|sc=Beng}}

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* Bengali: {{t|bn|পর্বত|tr=pôrbôt|sc=Beng}}, {{t+|bn|পাহাড়|sc=Beng}}
 

* Breton: {{t+|br|menez|m}}

  

* Breton: {{t+|br|menez|m}}
 

* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|планина|f|tr=planina}}

  

* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|планина|f|tr=planina}}
 

* Burmese: {{t+|my|တောင်|tr=taung|sc=Mymr}}

  

* Burmese: {{t+|my|တောင်|tr=taung|sc=Mymr}}
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* Cakchiquel: {{t|cak|juyu'}}
 

* Catalan: {{t+|ca|muntanya|f}}

  

* Catalan: {{t+|ca|muntanya|f}}
 

* Central Atlas Tamazight: {{t|tzm|ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ|tr=adrar|m}}

  

* Central Atlas Tamazight: {{t|tzm|ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ|tr=adrar|m}}
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* Guaraní: {{t|gn|yvaty}}

  

* Guaraní: {{t|gn|yvaty}}
 

* Guernésiais: {{t|roa-grn|maontogne|f}}

  

* Guernésiais: {{t|roa-grn|maontogne|f}}
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* {{trreq|gu}}

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* Gujarati: {{t|gu|પહાડ|sc=Gujr}}
 

* {{trreq|ha}}

  

* {{trreq|ha}}
 

* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|mauna}}, {{t|haw|kuahiwi}}

  

* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|mauna}}, {{t|haw|kuahiwi}}

Latest revision as of 00:56, 8 November 2013

English[edit]

A mountain (large mass of rock)

Etymology[edit]

Middle English, from Anglo-Norman muntaine, from Vulgar Latin *montānea, feminine of *montāneus ("mountainous"), alteration of Latin montānus, from mōns, from Proto-Indo-European *monti (compare Welsh mynydd ("mountain"), Albanian mat ("bank, shore"), Avestan [script?] [script?] (mati, "promontory")), from Proto-Indo-European *men- ("to project, stick out"). More at menace.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mountain (plural mountains)

  1. A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.
    Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
    We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.
  2. A large amount.
    There's still a mountain of work to do.
  3. (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
    • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, "Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom", BBC Sport:
      Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

large mass of earth and rock

large amount

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "mountain" in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  2. ^ OALD

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