Montenegro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro (from monte +‎ negro, literally black mountain), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra, referring to Mt Lovćen.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/, /mɒn.tɪˈneɪ.ɡɹəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɑn.təˈneɪ.ɡɹoʊ/, /ˌmɑn.tɪˈni.ɡɹoʊ/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Montenegro (plural Montenegros)

  1. A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.
    • 2025 January 1, Reuters, “Suspect in Montenegro shooting dies from self-inflicted injuries after killing at least 12 people”, in CNN[1]:
      A man shot dead 12 people in a rampage in a small town in Montenegro before dying from self-inflicted injuries early on Thursday, authorities said, in one of the tiny Balkan nation’s worst mass killings.

Descendants

  • Japanese: モンテネグロ (Monteneguro)

Translations

See also

Further reading

Proper noun

Montenegro (uncountable)

  1. A barangay of Balatan, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Montenegro

  1. Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Podgoritsa)

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monteˈneɡɾo/ [mõn̪.t̪eˈne.ɣ̞ɾo]

Proper noun

Montenegro m

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

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monteneɡro/ [mõn̪.t̪e.ne.ɣ̞ro]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡro, -o
  • Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧ne‧gro

Proper noun

Montenegro inan

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

Declension

Declension of Montenegro (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite
absolutive Montenegro
ergative Montenegrok
dative Montenegrori
genitive Montenegroren
comitative Montenegrorekin
causative Montenegrorengatik
benefactive Montenegrorentzat
instrumental Montenegroz
inessive Montenegron
locative Montenegroko
allative Montenegrora
terminative Montenegroraino
directive Montenegrorantz
destinative Montenegrorako
ablative Montenegrotik
partitive Montenegrorik
prolative Montenegrotzat

Derived terms

  • montenegroar
  • montenegroera

See also

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Montenegro m

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

Cornish

Baner Montenegro.
Montenegro yn Europa.

Etymology

From English Montenegro, from Venetan Montenegro, literally "black mountain".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔntɛˈnɛɡɹɔ/

Proper noun

Montenegro

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

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • montenegrek (Montenegrin, adjective)

Mutation

Mutation of Montenegro
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
Montenegro Vontenegro unchanged unchanged Fontenegro Vontenegro

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Crimean Tatar

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧neg‧ro

Proper noun

Montenegro

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

References

Danish

Proper noun

Montenegro

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

Derived terms

See also

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Montenegro, it in turn being a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɔn.təˈneː.ɣroː/, /-ɡroː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧ne‧gro

Proper noun

Montenegro n (adjective Montenegrijns, demonym Montenegrijn m or Montenegrijnse f)

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

Derived terms

See also

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monteˈneɡro/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡro
  • Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧ne‧gro

Proper noun

Montenegro (accusative Montenegron)

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

Meronyms

See also

Bosnio kaj Hercegovino Serbio
Kosovo
Adriatiko Albanio

Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monteˈneɡ̊ro/, [monteˈneɡ̊ro]

Proper noun

Montenegro (genitive Montenegro, partitive Montenegrot)

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

Declension

Declension of Montenegro (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Montenegro
accusative nom.
gen. Montenegro
genitive
partitive Montenegrot
illative Montenegrosse
inessive Montenegros
elative Montenegrost
allative Montenegrole
adessive Montenegrol
ablative Montenegrolt
translative Montenegroks
terminative Montenegroni
essive Montenegrona
abessive Montenegrota
comitative Montenegroga

See also

References

Faroese

Etymology

From Venetan Montenegro (black mountain), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra.

Proper noun

Montenegro n

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

See also

  • Svartafjall

Finnish

Etymology

From Venetan Montenegro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmont(ː)eneɡro/, [ˈmo̞n̪t̪(ː)e̞ˌne̞ɡro̞]
  • Rhymes: -eɡro
  • Syllabification(key): Mon‧te‧neg‧ro
  • Hyphenation(key): Mon‧te‧neg‧ro

Proper noun

Montenegro

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

Declension

Inflection of Montenegro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Montenegro
genitive Montenegron
partitive Montenegroa
illative Montenegroon
singular plural
nominative Montenegro
accusative nom. Montenegro
gen. Montenegron
genitive Montenegron
partitive Montenegroa
inessive Montenegrossa
elative Montenegrosta
illative Montenegroon
adessive Montenegrolla
ablative Montenegrolta
allative Montenegrolle
essive Montenegrona
translative Montenegroksi
abessive Montenegrotta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Montenegro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Montenegroni
accusative nom. Montenegroni
gen. Montenegroni
genitive Montenegroni
partitive Montenegroani
inessive Montenegrossani
elative Montenegrostani
illative Montenegrooni
adessive Montenegrollani
ablative Montenegroltani
allative Montenegrolleni
essive Montenegronani
translative Montenegrokseni
abessive Montenegrottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Montenegrosi
accusative nom. Montenegrosi
gen. Montenegrosi
genitive Montenegrosi
partitive Montenegroasi
inessive Montenegrossasi
elative Montenegrostasi
illative Montenegroosi
adessive Montenegrollasi
ablative Montenegroltasi
allative Montenegrollesi
essive Montenegronasi
translative Montenegroksesi
abessive Montenegrottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Montenegromme
accusative nom. Montenegromme
gen. Montenegromme
genitive Montenegromme
partitive Montenegroamme
inessive Montenegrossamme
elative Montenegrostamme
illative Montenegroomme
adessive Montenegrollamme
ablative Montenegroltamme
allative Montenegrollemme
essive Montenegronamme
translative Montenegroksemme
abessive Montenegrottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Montenegronne
accusative nom. Montenegronne
gen. Montenegronne
genitive Montenegronne
partitive Montenegroanne
inessive Montenegrossanne
elative Montenegrostanne
illative Montenegroonne
adessive Montenegrollanne
ablative Montenegroltanne
allative Montenegrollenne
essive Montenegronanne
translative Montenegroksenne
abessive Montenegrottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Montenegronsa
accusative nom. Montenegronsa
gen. Montenegronsa
genitive Montenegronsa
partitive Montenegroaan
Montenegroansa
inessive Montenegrossaan
Montenegrossansa
elative Montenegrostaan
Montenegrostansa
illative Montenegroonsa
adessive Montenegrollaan
Montenegrollansa
ablative Montenegroltaan
Montenegroltansa
allative Montenegrolleen
Montenegrollensa
essive Montenegronaan
Montenegronansa
translative Montenegrokseen
Montenegroksensa
abessive Montenegrottaan
Montenegrottansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

See also

Galician

Etymology 1

From monte + negro, "Black Mountain".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌmonteˈneɣɾʊ]

Proper noun

Montenegro m

  1. an ancient territory in northern Galicia
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

From Venetan Montenegro.

Proper noun

Montenegro m

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

References

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Montenegro n (proper noun, genitive Montenegros or (optionally with an article) Montenegro)

  1. Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)
    Synonym: (archaic; before World War I) Schwarzenberg

Derived terms

See also

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monteˈneɡro/

Proper noun

Montenegro

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

See also

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mon.teˈne.ɡro/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eɡro
  • Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧né‧gro

Proper noun

Montenegro m

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

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Montenegro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Montenegro

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Montenegro

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mõ.teˈne.ɡɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mõ.teˈne.ɡɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mõ.tɨˈne.ɡɾu/ [mõ.tɨˈne.ɣɾu]

  • Rhymes: -eɡɾu
  • Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧ne‧gro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro. By surface analysis, monte (mountain) +‎ negro (dark).

Proper noun

Montenegro m

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

Montenegro is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Montenegro m

  1. a civil parish of the municipality of Faro, Portugal

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Montenegro m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Etymology 4

Ellipsis of São João de Montenegro. First attested in 1916.[1]

Proper noun

Montenegro m

  1. a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

References

  1. ^ Montenegro”, in Cidades@ (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: IBGE, 2023

Sardinian

Proper noun

Montenegro ?

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monteˈneɡɾo/ [mõn̪.t̪eˈne.ɣ̞ɾo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡɾo
  • Syllabification: Mon‧te‧ne‧gro

Proper noun

Montenegro m

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

Derived terms

See also

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔntɛˈneːɡrʊ/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Montenegro n (genitive Montenegros)

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

See also

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Montenegro (Montenegro).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /monteˈneɡɾo/ [mon̪.t̪ɛˈn̪ɛː.ɡɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɡɾo
  • Syllabification: Mon‧te‧ne‧gro

Proper noun

Montenegro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)
  2. a surname from Spanish, the 460th most common in the Philippines

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro.

Proper noun

Montenegro (genitive Montenegron, partitive Montenegrod)

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

Inflection

Inflection of Montenegro (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. Montenegro
genitive sing. Montenegron
partitive sing. Montenegrod
partitive plur.
singular plural
nominative Montenegro
accusative Montenegron
genitive Montenegron
partitive Montenegrod
essive-instructive Montenegron
translative Montenegroks
inessive Montenegros
elative Montenegrospäi
illative Montenegroho
adessive Montenegrol
ablative Montenegrolpäi
allative Montenegrole
abessive Montenegrota
comitative Montenegronke
prolative Montenegrodme
approximative I Montenegronno
approximative II Montenegronnoks
egressive Montenegronnopäi
terminative I Montenegrohosai
terminative II Montenegrolesai
terminative III Montenegrossai
additive I Montenegrohopäi
additive II Montenegrolepäi

Synonyms

Welsh

Proper noun

Montenegro m

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

Coordinate terms

  • Montenegroaidd (Montenegrin, adjective)
  • Montenegroad (Montenegrin person)