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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMountaineering
/ˌmaʊn.tɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The sport, hobby, or profession of walking, hiking, and climbing up mountains.
"His lifelong passion for mountaineering led him to attempt expeditions across the Himalayas." - 2
The technical skills, physical conditioning, and knowledge required to safely ascend high-altitude peaks.
"Advanced mountaineering requires mastery in rope handling, ice ax usage, and crevasse rescue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun mountain (from Old French 'montaine', ultimately from Late Latin 'montanea') combined with the suffix -eeing/-ering. The sport and practice evolved significantly during the 19th-century 'Golden Age of Alpinism' in Europe as explorers systematically pushed to conquer high-altitude summits.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mountaineering" is said worldwide
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alpinisme
Transliteration: /al.pi.nism/
"L'alpinisme demande une excellente condition physique."
Bergsteigen
Transliteration: /ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩/
"Bergsteigen ist ein gefährlicher, aber faszinierender Sport."
alpinismo
Transliteration: /al.piˈni.zmo/
"L'alpinismo richiede coraggio e preparazione tecnica."
montañismo
Transliteration: /mon.taˈɲis.mo/
"El montañismo es una actividad exigente en la alta montaña."
montanhismo
Transliteration: /mõ.taˈɲiz.mu/
"O montanhismo atrai aventureiros do mundo todo."
पर्वتारोहण
Transliteration: parvatarohan
Script: पर्वतारोहण
"पर्वतारोहण एक साहसी और चुनौतीपूर्ण खेल है।"
登山运动
Transliteration: dēngshān yùndòng
"登山运动需要极大的耐力和勇气。"
등산
Transliteration: deungsan
"그는 매주 주말마다 등산을 즐긴다."
登山
Transliteration: tozan
"彼女は本格的な登山に挑戦した。"
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