transmontane

English

WOTD – 20 January 2010

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin trānsmontānus, either directly to English from Latin or by way of a Romance cognate.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtɹænz.mɒnˈteɪn/, /ˌtɹɑːnz.mɒnˈteɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌtɹænz.mɑnˈteɪn/

Adjective

transmontane (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the other side of the mountains (usually with reference to the Alps).
    Synonyms: tramontane, ultramontane
    Antonyms: cismontane; cisalpine
    Hyponym: transalpine (usually synonymous)
    Coordinate term: transmountain

Translations

See also

Latin

Adjective

trānsmontāne

  1. vocative masculine singular of trānsmontānus
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