montano

See also: Montano

Italian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin montānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monˈta.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: mon‧tà‧no

Adjective

montano (feminine montana, masculine plural montani, feminine plural montane)

1. (relational) mountain; mountainous

   un paesaggio montano ― a mountain landscape

Related terms

• montagna
• monte

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmon.ta.no/
• Rhymes: -ontano
• Hyphenation: món‧ta‧no

Verb

montano

1. third-person plural present indicative of montare

   Alternative form: (apocopic) montan

Latin

Adjective

montānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of montānus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin montānus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈtɐ̃.nu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈta.nu/

• Rhymes: -ɐnu
• Hyphenation: mon‧ta‧no

Adjective

montano (feminine montana, masculine plural montanos, feminine plural montanas)

1. (relational) mountain (relating to a mountain or mountainous region)

   Synonym: montanhesco

2. montane (that is typical of the mountain dweller)

   Synonym: montanhês

3. (ecology, geography) montane (said of an altitude level that varies between 700 and 1000 meters)
4. (figuratively) rustic, wild

Further reading

• “montano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “montano”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “montano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin montānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monˈtano/ [mõn̪ˈt̪a.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: mon‧ta‧no

Adjective

montano (feminine montana, masculine plural montanos, feminine plural montanas)

1. montane

Derived terms

• olmo montano

Further reading

• “montano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025