English → Latin
“mountainous” in Latin
montuōsusmountainous, full of mountainsmontānussituated among, or built in, the mountains; dwelling in the mountains, mountaineer; mountainous
The English word mountainous itself goes back to Latin mōns, through montāniōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mountainous
montosus, montuosus: a mountainous country, regio montosa; loca montuosa (plur.); montana (plur.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mountainous?
- The usual Latin words for “mountainous” are montuōsus, montānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.