transmontane

English

WOTD – 20 January 2010

Etymology

From Latin trānsmontānus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹænz.mɒnˈteɪn/, /ˌtɹɑːnz.mɒnˈteɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (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).

   Synonym: tramontane

   Antonyms: cismontane; cisalpine

   Hyponym: transalpine (usually synonymous)

Related terms

• montane
• tramontana

Translations

of or relating to the other side of the mountains

Catalan: tramuntà (ca) Finnish: vuortentakainen French: transmontain (fr) Galician: trasmontano Italian: oltramontano Portuguese: transmontano (pt) Spanish: transmontano (es)

Latin

Adjective

trānsmontāne

1. vocative masculine singular of trānsmontānus