noun · femininefirst declension
montānia
montānia f (genitive montāniae)
Classical[mɔnˈtaː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[monˈtaː.ni.a]
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinmountainous area
- EarlyMedieval Latinmountain
Et ipsa montania relinquo filio meo Berengario...
And I leave [ownership of] the mountain to my son Berengar...1035, Testamentum Guifredi Comitis Cerritanensis:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | montānia | montāniae montānae, montāneae |
| genitive | montāniae montānae, montāneae | montāniārum montānārum, montāneārum |
| dative | montāniae montānae, montāneae | montāniīs montāneīs, montānīs |
| accusative | montāniam montānam, montāneam | montāniās montānās, montāneās |
| ablative | montāniā | montāniīs montāneīs, montānīs |
| vocative | montānia | montāniae montānae, montāneae |
Origins
From mont- (“mountain”) + -ānia (collective noun-forming suffix), the latter from the neuter plural of Latin -āneus (adjective-forming suffix). Cf. the development of campānia (“countryside”) < campus (“field”). Sense 1 appears to be the original one, judging by the word's construction. Attested in the eighth-century Reichenau Glossary.
Insular Romance
- Sardinianmuntangia
- Sardinianmontangia
- Sardinianmontanna
- Sardinianmuntanna
- Sardinianmontagna
- Sardinianmuntagna
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemontanhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese montanna
- Spanishmontañafrom Old Spanish montanna
- EnglishMontanafrom Old Spanish montanna
- Aragonesemontaña
- Galicianmontañafrom Old Galician-Portuguese montanna
- Guinea-Bissau Creolemontanhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese montanna
- Kabuverdianumontanhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese montanna
- Extremaduranmontañafrom Old Leonese montanna
- Mirandesemuntanhafrom Old Leonese montanna
- Ladinomontanyafrom Old Spanish montanna
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmuntanya
- Occitanmontanha
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianmontagna
- Galluresemuntagnafrom Corsican muntagna
- Sassaresemuntagnafrom Corsican muntagna
- Friulianmontagnefrom Italian montagna
- Neapolitanmuntagna
- Maltesemuntanjafrom Sicilian muntagna
- Venetanmontagna
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshmuntogna
- Romanshmuntgogna
- Romanshmuntagna
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianmuntâgna
- Ligurianmontàgna
- Piedmontesemontagna
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Franco-Provençalmontagne
- Old Frenchmontaigne
In English words that came into English from montānia
- mountainmontānia
- mountainousmontāniōsus