How to spell mountain

Mountain is spelled M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N.

hear itmoun·tain/'maʊntən/nounSounds

What it means: A large landform that rises high.

In a sentence: The goat climbed up the tall mountain.

Same family: mountainous, mountainside, mountaintop, mountain range, hill. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "mountain" comes from Old French "montaigne" and Latin "montanea," related to "mons," meaning "hill" or "mountain." It is closely related to the words "amount" and "surmount," which also come from the idea of rising up or being high.

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