Montpellier

See also: Montpelier

English

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Montpellier

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

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 city in the Hérault department, Occitania, France)
A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

References

Parker (1832): The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 13

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Montpellier.

Proper noun

Montpellier f

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

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