Montpellier
See also: Montpelier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Montpellier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/, /mɒnˌpɛliˈeɪ/
Proper noun
Montpellier
- A large city, the prefecture of Hérault department, Occitania, France.
- A town and municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
Derived terms
Translations
a city in France
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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): (file) - Hyphenation: Mont‧pel‧lier
- Rhymes: -e
Proper noun
Montpellier m
- Montpellier (a large city, the prefecture of Hérault department, Occitania, France)
- 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)]
- (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/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mõ.tpɨˈlje.ɾi/
Proper noun
Montpellier f
- Montpellier (a large city, the prefecture of Hérault department, Occitania, France)