LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

monticola

monticola m or f (genitive monticolae)
Classical[mɔnˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[monˈtiː.ko.la]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinemountain dweller, mountaineer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemonticolamonticolae
genitivemonticolaemonticolārum
dativemonticolaemonticolīs
accusativemonticolammonticolās
ablativemonticolāmonticolīs
vocativemonticolamonticolae

montĭcŏla, ae, comm. mons-colo,
I. a dweller in the mountains, a mountaineer (poet.): monticolae Silvani, Ov. M. 1, 193.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*móntis
  3. Proto-Italic*monts
  4. Latinmonticola

Latin -cola Latin monticola From mōns (“mountain”) + -cola (“-dweller”).

Descendants
  • Italianmonticolafrom Translingual Monticola

Quick answers

What does monticola mean in Latin?
monticola, a noun, means “mountain dweller, mountaineer”.
What is the genitive of monticola?
The genitive singular is monticolae. monticola is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce monticola?
In classical Latin, [mɔnˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [monˈtiː.ko.la].
Where does monticola come from?
Proto-Indo-European *men- → Proto-Indo-European *móntis → Proto-Italic *monts → Latin monticola.