tramuntana

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From tramuntà (transmontane). The Pyrenees extend to the north of most of the Catalan-speaking area.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tramuntana

  1. feminine singular of tramuntà

Noun

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tramuntana f (plural tramuntanes)

  1. north
  2. north wind
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Further reading

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian tramuntana (north wind; north), from Latin transmontanus (beyond the mountains). The use for a north wind is found in several Romance languages; it seems not quite clear what mountains it originally referred to.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tramuntana f

  1. north
    Synonym: (archaic) xmiel

Coordinate terms

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  • (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel)
grigal
punent
(għarb)
lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla)
xlokk