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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMontañista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mon-ta-nyista
"El montañista logró llegar a la cima después de horas de esfuerzo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who climbs mountains for sport or recreation.
"The experienced mountaineer scaled the treacherous peak with ease." - 2
A person who lives in or is from a mountainous region.
"As a mountaineer, she was accustomed to the challenges of high altitudes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of mountain (from Old French montaine, ultimately Latin montanus) and the agent suffix -eer (from French -ier). Established in the 17th century to describe individuals who inhabit mountainous regions or engage in the sport of climbing mountains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mountaineer" is said worldwide
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Alpiniste
Transliteration: al-peen-eest
"L'alpiniste a atteint le sommet après une longue ascension."
Bergsteiger
Transliteration: bɛrkˌʃtaɪɡɐ
"Der Bergsteiger erreichte den Gipfel trotz der widrigen Bedingungen."
Alpinista
Transliteration: al-peen-ee-sta
"L'alpinista ha scalato la montagna con grande abilità."
Montañista
Transliteration: mon-ta-nyista
"El montañista logró llegar a la cima después de horas de esfuerzo."
Montanhista
Transliteration: mon-tan-ista
"O montanhista enfrentou desafios extremos durante a escalada."
पहाड़ चढ़ने वाला
Transliteration: pahaad chadhne wala
"पहाड़ चढ़ने वाला अपने साहस के लिए जाना जाता है।"
登山者
Transliteration: dēng shān zhě
"登山者在艰难的条件下成功登顶。"
등산가
Transliteration: deungsanga
"등산가는 험난한 산을 정복했다."
登山者
Transliteration: tozan-sha
"登山者は厳しい条件の中で山頂に到達しました。"
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