monta

From monto (“mountain”) +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonta/
• Hyphenation: mont‧a
• Rhymes: -onta

monta (accusative singular montan, plural montaj, accusative plural montajn)

1. mountainous

   La monta regio enloĝigas plurajn speciojn de sovaĝaj katoj. ― The mountainous region is home to several species of wildcats.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmontɑ/, [ˈmo̞n̪t̪ɑ̝]

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• Rhymes: -ontɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mon‧ta

monta

1. partitive singular of moni

   monta kertaa ― many times

monta

1. many

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.

Same as moni, but with nominative as monta; partitive may also be montaa.

• montaa

• “monta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• -maton, manto, maton

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monta

1. third-person singular past historic of monter

monta

1. inflection of montar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔn̥ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔn̥ta

monta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative montaði, supine montað)

1. (intransitive) to boast, brag, vaunt

   Synonyms: grobba, gorta, raupa, skruma

• mont

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmontɑ/, [ˈmo̞nt]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmontɑ/, [ˈmo̞nd̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ont, -ontɑ
• Hyphenation: mon‧ta

monta (+ partitive)

1. how many?
2. so many, God knows how many

• (how many?): paljo

monta

1. partitive singular of moni

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 314

• IPA^(key): /ˈmon.ta/
• Rhymes: -onta
• Hyphenation: món‧ta

monta f (plural monte)

1. covering, leap (of animals)

   stazione di monta ― breeding farm; stud farm

2. riding, mount

• montare

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

monta

1. inflection of montare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• Manto, manto

monta

1. inflection of montar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from French monter.

a monta (third-person singular present montează, past participle montat) 1st conj.

1. to assemble, to put together

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonta/ [ˈmõn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -onta
• Syllabification: mon‧ta

Deverbal from montar.

monta f (plural montas)

1. riding
2. mounting
3. total, sum total
4. importance

   de poca monta ― small-time

monta

1. inflection of montar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “monta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014