adj

montane

Montane (adj) means Of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.

adj

Of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.

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Etymology

The adjective is derived from Latin montānus (“of or pertaining to a mountain”). Synchronically, it can be seen to have the suffix English -ane (variant of -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives)). Montānus is derived from mōns (“mount, mountain”) (from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, to tower”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The noun is probably derived from the adjective.

Rhymes for montane

cane lane Dane mane vane pane bane sane wane Jane fane Zane

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What is the meaning of montane?

"montane" (adj) means of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.