monta
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonta/ [ˈmõn̪.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -onta
- Syllabification: mon‧ta
Noun
monta f (plural montes)
- (mining) "beginning of the ramp or exploitation from its access such as a chimney or well"
Further reading
- “monta” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.
Esperanto
Etymology
From monto (“mountain”) + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonta/
- Hyphenation: mont‧a
- Rhymes: -onta
Adjective
monta (accusative singular montan, plural montaj, accusative plural montajn)
- mountainous
- La monta regio enloĝigas plurajn speciojn de sovaĝaj katoj. ― The mountainous region is home to several species of wildcats.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmontɑ/, [ˈmo̞n̪t̪ɑ̝]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ontɑ
- Syllabification(key): mon‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): mon‧ta
Pronoun
monta
Determiner
monta
Usage notes
Used as if it were nominative in which case it can replace what would be a numeral in nominative form.
- Näin kaksi lintua.
- I saw two birds.
- Näin monta lintua.
- I saw many birds.
*Näin moni lintua would be ungrammatical.
Inflection
Same as moni (which see), but with monta as the nominative form; partitive may also be montaa.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “monta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
monta
- third-person singular past historic of monter
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonta/ [ˈmõn̪.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -onta
- Hyphenation: mon‧ta
Verb
monta
- inflection of montar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “montar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔn̥ta/
- Rhymes: -ɔn̥ta
Verb
monta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative montaði, supine montað)
Conjugation
| infinitive nafnháttur | að monta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | montað | |||||
| present participle |
montandi | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | monta | montaði | monti | montaði | |
| þú | montar | montaðir | montir | montaðir | ||
| hann, hún, það | montar | montaði | monti | montaði | ||
| plural | við | montum | montuðum | montum | montuðum | |
| þið | montið | montuðuð | montið | montuðuð | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | monta | montuðu | monti | montuðu | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | monta (þú), montaðu | ||||
| plural | þið | montið (þið), montiði1 | ||||
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
| infinitive nafnháttur | að montast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | montast | |||||
| present participle |
montandist (rare; see appendix) | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | montast | montaðist | montist | montaðist | |
| þú | montast | montaðist | montist | montaðist | ||
| hann, hún, það | montast | montaðist | montist | montaðist | ||
| plural | við | montumst | montuðumst | montumst | montuðumst | |
| þið | montist | montuðust | montist | montuðust | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | montast | montuðust | montist | montuðust | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | montast (þú), montastu | ||||
| plural | þið | montist (þið), montisti1 | ||||
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Related terms
Ingrian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmontɑ/, [ˈmo̞nt]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmontɑ/, [ˈmo̞nd̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ont, -ontɑ
- Hyphenation: mon‧ta
Determiner
monta (+ partitive)
Synonyms
- (how many?): paljo
Determiner
monta
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 314
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmon.ta/
- Rhymes: -onta
- Hyphenation: món‧ta
Etymology 1
Noun
monta f (plural monte)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
monta
- inflection of montare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Portuguese
Verb
monta
- inflection of montar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology
Verb
a monta (third-person singular present montează, past participle montat) 1st conjugation
- to assemble, to put together
Conjugation
conjugation of monta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a monta | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | montând | ||||||
| past participle | montat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | montez | montezi | montează | montăm | montați | montează | |
| imperfect | montam | montai | monta | montam | montați | montau | |
| simple perfect | montai | montași | montă | montarăm | montarăți | montară | |
| pluperfect | montasem | montaseși | montase | montaserăm | montaserăți | montaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să montez | să montezi | să monteze | să montăm | să montați | să monteze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | montează | montați | |||||
| negative | nu monta | nu montați | |||||
Related terms
Further reading
- “monta”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonta/ [ˈmõn̪.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -onta
- Syllabification: mon‧ta
Etymology 1
Deverbal from montar.
Noun
monta f (plural montas)
- riding
- mounting
- total, sum total
- importance
- de poca monta ― small-time
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
monta
- inflection of montar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “monta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024