LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

montivagus

montivagus (feminine montivaga, neuter montivagum)
Classical[mɔnˈtɪ.wa.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[monˈtiː.va.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemountain roaming, that wanders over mountains (mostly poetical)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemontivagusmontivagamontivagum
genitivemontivagīmontivagaemontivagī
dativemontivagōmontivagaemontivagō
accusativemontivagummontivagammontivagum
ablativemontivagōmontivagāmontivagō
vocativemontivagemontivagamontivagum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemontivagīmontivagaemontivaga
genitivemontivagōrummontivagārummontivagōrum
dativemontivagīsmontivagīsmontivagīs
accusativemontivagōsmontivagāsmontivaga
ablativemontivagīsmontivagīsmontivagīs
vocativemontivagīmontivagaemontivaga

montĭ-văgus, a, um, adj. mons-vagus,
I. mountain-roaming, that wanders over mountains (mostly poet.): Diana, Stat. Ach. 1, 450: fera, Lucr. 1, 404: genus ferarum, id. 2, 597; 1081: ac silvestres cursus lustrationesque, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 79.

Origins

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

Latin vagus Latin montivagus From mōns (“mountain”) + vagus (“wandering”).

Quick answers

What does montivagus mean in Latin?
montivagus, a adjective, means “mountain roaming, that wanders over mountains (mostly poetical)”.
How do you pronounce montivagus?
In classical Latin, [mɔnˈtɪ.wa.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [monˈtiː.va.ɡus].
Where does montivagus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *men- → Proto-Indo-European *móntis → Proto-Italic *monts → Latin montivagus.