Montpellier

Montpellier

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/, /mɒnˌpɛliˈeɪ/

Proper noun

Montpellier

1. A city, the capital of the Hérault department, Occitanie, France, formerly the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Derived terms

• Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum)

Translations

a city in France

Armenian: Մոնպելիե (Monpelie) Catalan: Montpeller, Montpelièr, Montpellièr Old Catalan: Monpesler Chinese: Mandarin: 蒙彼利埃 (zh) (Méngbǐlì'āi), 蒙佩利爾／蒙佩利尔 (Méngpèilì'ěr) (Taiwan) Esperanto: Montpeliero French: Montpellier (fr) m Old French: Monpellier Greek: Μονπελλιέ (el) (Monpellié) Irish: Sliabh Piosaláin m Japanese: モンペリエ (Monperie), モンプリエ (Monpurie) Latin: Mons Pessulus m Macedonian: Монпелије́ (Monpelijé) Occitan: Montpelhièr (oc) Portuguese: Montpellier f Old Portuguese: Monpesler, Monpisler Russian: Монпелье́ (ru) m (Monpelʹjé) Spanish: Montpellier Old Spanish: Monpeller, Monpesler

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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/

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• Hyphenation: Mont‧pel‧lier
• Rhymes: -e

Proper noun

Montpellier m

1. Montpellier (a city in the Hérault department, Occitania, France)
2. A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

References

• Parker (1832): The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 13

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Montpellier.

Proper noun

Montpellier f

1. Montpellier (a city, the regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, France)