Monténégro

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro (literally black mountain), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra / Цр̑на̄ Го̀ра, referring to Mount Lovćen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃.te.ne.ɡʁo/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Monténégro m

  1. Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Persian: مونته‌نگرو (monte-negro)

See also

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French Monténégro, from Venetan Montenegro (literally black mountain), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra / Цр̑на̄ Го̀ра, referring to Mount Lovćen.

Proper noun

Monténégro m

  1. Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

Synonyms

Derived terms