Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to the other side of the mountains (usually with reference to the Alps).
Synonyms: tramontane, ultramontane · Antonyms: cismontane, cisalpine
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the other side of the mountains (usually with reference to the Alps).
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveon or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker)
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Origin
- Latintrānsmontānus
- Englishtransmontane
Ultimately from Latin trānsmontānus, either directly to English from Latin or by way of a Romance cognate.
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Catalan tramuntà
- tramuntàof or relating to the other side of the mountains
Finnish vuortentakainen
- vuortentakainenof or relating to the other side of the mountains
French transmontain
- transmontainof or relating to the other side of the mountains
Italian oltramontano
- oltramontanoof or relating to the other side of the mountains
Portuguese transmontano
- transmontanoof or relating to the other side of the mountains
Spanish transmontano
- transmontanoof or relating to the other side of the mountains
Cite this entry
transmontane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmontane
“transmontane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmontane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transmontane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmontane.
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