massif

See also mâssif

English

Etymology

1885 French, massif, adjective, from Middle French

Noun

Wikipedia massif (plural massifs)

1. A principal mountain mass.
2. A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists

Translations

a principal mountain mass

• Dutch: massief (nl) n
• French: massif (fr) m
• German: Massiv (de) n

• Hebrew: מַסִּיף (he) (massif) m
• Russian: массив (ru) (massív) m
• Spanish: macizo (es) m

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• Hebrew: מִקְשֵׁה הָרִים (he) (mikshe hɑrim) f, גוש הרים (he) (gush hɑrim) m, מַסִּיף (he) (massif) m

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French

Etymology

masse (“mass”) +‎ -if

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ma.sif/

Noun

massif m (plural massifs)

1. massif

Adjective

massif m (feminine massive, masculine plural massifs, feminine plural massives)

1. massive