montangne

Norman

Alternative forms

• maontogne (Guernsey)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

montangne f (plural montangnes)

1. (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”)