Montpellier

See also: Montpelier

English

 

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Montpellier

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from French Montpellier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/, /mɒnˌpɛliˈeɪ/

Proper noun

Montpellier

2. A large city, the prefecture of Hérault department, Occitania, France.
4. A town and municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum)

Translations

a city in France

Armenian: Մոնպելիե (Monpelie) Catalan: Montpeller, Montpelièr, Montpellièr Old Catalan: Monpesler Chinese: Mandarin: 蒙彼利埃 (zh) (Méngbǐlì'āi), 蒙佩利爾 / 蒙佩利尔 (Méngpèilì'ěr) (Taiwan) Esperanto: Montpeliero Farefare: Mõpelie French: Montpellier (fr) m Old French: Monpellier Greek: Μονπελλιέ (el) (Monpellié) Irish: Sliabh Piosaláin m Japanese: モンペリエ (Monperie), モンプリエ (Monpurie) Latin: Mons Pessulus m Macedonian: Монпелије́ (Monpelijé) Marathi: माँपेल्ये n (mŏmpelye) Occitan: Montpelhièr (oc) Portuguese: Montpellier f Old Portuguese: Monpesler, Monpisler Russian: Монпелье́ (ru) m (Monpelʹjé) Spanish: Montpellier Old Spanish: Monpeller, Monpesler

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mōns (“mountain”) Pessulanus, Pestellarius, pislerius, pistillarius, variant of pastellus (“woad, dye”).

The municipality of Québec is named after postmaster Louis Beaulieu, dit Montpellier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.pɛ.lje/ ~ /mɔ̃.pe.lje/, (sometimes proscribed) /mɔ̃.pə.lje/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Hyphenation: Mont‧pel‧lier
• Rhymes: -e

Proper noun

Montpellier m

1. Montpellier (a large city, the prefecture of Hérault department, Occitania, France)
2. Montpellier (a town and municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada)

Derived terms

• chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux
• coris de Montpellier
• montpelliérain

References

• Parker (1832): The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 13

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Montpellier.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(h)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(h)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ɾ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ɾ)/, /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ɾ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(χ)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ɻ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ɻ)/, /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ɻ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõ.tpɨˈljeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõ.tpɨˈljeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõ.tpɨˈlje.ɾi/

Proper noun

Montpellier f

1. Montpellier (a large city, the prefecture of Hérault department, Occitania, France)