montanna

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese montanna, Old French montaigne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /monˈtaɲa/

Noun

montanna f (plural montannas)

mountain
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v:
  Loth ouo miedo de ſeer ẽ ſegor eſubio alas mõtãnas cõ ſus .ij. fijas. eſtido en una cueua con ſus .ij. fijas. […]
  Lot was afraid of staying in Zoar and [so] he went up to the mountains with his two daughters […]

Synonyms

monte m

Descendants

Ladino: montanya
Spanish: montaña
- → English: Montana

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