# Montana
## English
### Etymology

From Latin montāna
* the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”)
* the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /mɑnˈtænə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːnə

### Proper noun

Montana (countable and uncountable, plural Montanas)
* A placename.
** A town and province in northwestern Bulgaria.
** A former municipality of Valais canton, Switzerland.
** A locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.
** A place in the United States.
*** A state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Helena. Largest city: Billings.
**** 2016, Claire Krulikowski, Moonlight on the Ganga:While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.
*** A place in the United States, named after Montana Territory:
**** A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
**** An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Arkansas.
**** An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
**** An unincorporated community in Warren County, New Jersey.
**** An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
** A barangay of Baclayon, Bohol, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Buenaventura, Cambanac, Dasitam, Guiwanon, Landican, Laya, Libertad, Montana, Pamilacan, Payahan, Poblacion, San Isidro, San Roque, San Vicente, Santa Cruz, Taguihon, Tanday — barangays of Baclayon
* A unisex given name transferred from the place name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state.
** 2002, Danny Katz, Dork Geek Jew, Allen & Unwin, published 2002, →ISBN, page 12:'Montana?' I said. 'You can't call a kid Montana'―these friends of mine were going to call their new baby girl Montana and I tried to talk them out of it, because I'm sick of Australians naming their kids after American placenames, I'm sick of all these Montanas and Delawares and Indianas and Dallases. […]
* A surname from Spanish, equivalent to English Mountain, Mount, or Hill.

#### Derived terms

* Montanan
* Montanian
* MT, MT., Mt, Mt.

#### Translations
### See also

* Montanha
Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text) :
* States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
* Federal district: Washington, D.C.
* Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Montana
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Montana.

### Proper noun

Montana (genitive Montanas)
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Montana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmontɑnɑ/, [ˈmo̞n̪t̪ɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ontɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: Mon‧ta‧na

### Proper noun

Montana
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Montana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Montanani
accusative
nom.
Montanani
gen.
Montanani
genitive
Montanani
partitive
Montanaani
inessive
Montanassani
elative
Montanastani
illative
Montanaani
adessive
Montanallani
ablative
Montanaltani
allative
Montanalleni
essive
Montananani
translative
Montanakseni
abessive
Montanattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Montanasi
accusative
nom.
Montanasi
gen.
Montanasi
genitive
Montanasi
partitive
Montanaasi
inessive
Montanassasi
elative
Montanastasi
illative
Montanaasi
adessive
Montanallasi
ablative
Montanaltasi
allative
Montanallesi
essive
Montananasi
translative
Montanaksesi
abessive
Montanattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Montanamme
accusative
nom.
Montanamme
gen.
Montanamme
genitive
Montanamme
partitive
Montanaamme
inessive
Montanassamme
elative
Montanastamme
illative
Montanaamme
adessive
Montanallamme
ablative
Montanaltamme
allative
Montanallemme
essive
Montananamme
translative
Montanaksemme
abessive
Montanattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Montananne
accusative
nom.
Montananne
gen.
Montananne
genitive
Montananne
partitive
Montanaanne
inessive
Montanassanne
elative
Montanastanne
illative
Montanaanne
adessive
Montanallanne
ablative
Montanaltanne
allative
Montanallenne
essive
Montanananne
translative
Montanaksenne
abessive
Montanattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Montanansa
accusative
nom.
Montanansa
gen.
Montanansa
genitive
Montanansa
partitive
Montanaansa
inessive
Montanassaan Montanassansa
elative
Montanastaan Montanastansa
illative
Montanaansa
adessive
Montanallaan Montanallansa
ablative
Montanaltaan Montanaltansa
allative
Montanalleen Montanallensa
essive
Montananaan Montananansa
translative
Montanakseen Montanaksensa
abessive
Montanattaan Montanattansa
instructive
comitative

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Montana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /monˈta.na/
* Rhymes: -ana
* Hyphenation: Mon‧tà‧na

### Proper noun

Montana m
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /monˈtaː.na/, [mɔn̪ˈt̪äːnä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /monˈta.na/, [mon̪ˈt̪äːnä]

### Proper noun

Montāna f sg (genitive Montānae); first declension
* (New Latin) Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Montana, from Spanish montaña (“mountain”), from Old Spanish montanna, from Medieval Latin montāna, from the feminine of Latin montānus, from mōns (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔnˈta.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: Mon‧ta‧na

### Proper noun

Montana f
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* montański
* Montanka
* Montańczyk

### Further reading

* Montana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mõˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /mõˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mõˈtɐ.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mõˈtɐ.nɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mõˈtɐ.nɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /mõˈta.nɐ/
* Hyphenation: Mon‧ta‧na

### Proper noun

Montana m
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɔntana]

### Proper noun

Montana f (genitive singular Montany, declension pattern of žena)
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

### References

* “Montana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /monˈtana/ [mõn̪ˈt̪a.na]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: Mon‧ta‧na

### Proper noun

Montana f
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)

#### Derived terms

* montanés

### See also

* Montana on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Montana.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /monˈtana/ [mon̪ˈt̪aː.n̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: Mon‧ta‧na

### Proper noun

Montana (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ)
* Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)