Montpellier

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/, /mɒnˌpɛliˈeɪ/

Proper noun

Montpellier

1. The capital city of the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France.

Derived terms

• Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum)

Translations

a city in France

• Armenian: Մոնպելիե (Monpelie)
• Esperanto: Montpeliero
• French: Montpellier (fr) m

  Old French: Monpellier

• Greek: Μονπελλιέ (Monpellié)
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• Latin: Mons Pessulus m
• Macedonian: Монпелије́ (Monpelijé)
• Occitan: Montpelhièr (oc)
• Portuguese: Montpellier f
• Russian: Монпелье́ (ru) m (Monpelʹjé)

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French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mons (“mountain”) Pessulanus, Pestellarius, pislerius, pistillarius, variant of pastellus (“woad, dye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.pɛ.lje/ ~ /mɔ̃.pe.lje/, /mɔ̃.pə.lje/

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Proper noun

Montpellier ?

1. Montpellier

References

• Parker (1832): The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 13

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Montpellier.

Proper noun

Montpellier f

1. Montpellier (a city, the regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, France)