mount

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [maʊnʔ]
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English surname, from the noun mount.

From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.

From Middle English mounten, from Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre (“climb”), from Latin montem (“mountain”). Compare modern French monter.

272 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Spanish: monte — mountain
• Spanish: peñón — mountain
• Finnish: kukkula — palmistry: prominence
• French: éminence — palmistry: prominence
• German: Auffälligkeit — palmistry: prominence
• German: erhöhte Stelle — palmistry: prominence
• Hungarian: domb — palmistry: prominence
• Albanian: kalitës — horse
• Bulgarian: оседлан кон (osedlan kon) — horse
• Chinese Mandarin: 馬 /马 (mǎ) — horse
• Czech: kůň — horse
• Dutch: rijpaard — horse
• Esperanto: selĉevalo — horse
• Finnish: ratsu — horse
• Finnish: hevonen — horse
• Finnish: ratsuhevonen — horse
• French: monture — horse
• Galician: montura — horse
• Galician: cabalgadura — horse
• German: Reitpferd — horse
• German: Reittier — horse
• Hindi: घोड़ा (ghoṛā) — horse
• Hindi: अश्व (aśva) — horse
• Hungarian: paripa — horse
• Hungarian: ló — horse
• Indonesian: tunggangan — horse
• Ingrian: ratsas — horse
• Ingrian: ratsu — horse
• Italian: destriero — horse
• Norwegian Bokmål: ridedyr — horse
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ridedyr — horse
• Polish: wierzchowiec — horse
• Portuguese: montaria — horse
• Russian: скаку́н (skakún) — horse
• Spanish: montura — horse
• Spanish: caballería — horse
• Swahili: rikabu — horse
• Swedish: riddjur — horse
• Turkish: binek hayvanı — horse
• Bulgarian: подложка (podložka) — a mounting
• Chinese Mandarin: 支架 (zhījià) — a mounting
• Czech: držák — a mounting
• Czech: úchyt — a mounting
• Czech: stojan — a mounting
• Czech: podpěra — a mounting
• Finnish: tuki — a mounting
• Finnish: jalka — a mounting
• Finnish: varsi — a mounting
• Finnish: kannake — a mounting
• French: monture — a mounting
• French: support — a mounting
• Galician: montura — a mounting
• German: Halterung — a mounting
• German: Halter — a mounting
• German: Sockel — a mounting
• German: Pfosten — a mounting
• Hindi: चढ़ना (caṛhnā) — a mounting
• Hindi: चढ़ाई (caṛhāī) — a mounting
• Malay: cagak — a mounting
• Spanish: montura — a mounting
• Spanish: soporte — a mounting
• Turkish: çerçeve — a mounting
• Albanian: kalorës — rider in cavalry
• Bulgarian: конник (konnik) — rider in cavalry
• Chinese Mandarin: 騎兵 /骑兵 (qíbīng) — rider in cavalry
• Dutch: ruiter — rider in cavalry
• Finnish: ratsumies — rider in cavalry
• French: cavalier — rider in cavalry
• German: Reiter — rider in cavalry
• Portuguese: cavaleiro — rider in cavalry
• Spanish: caballería — rider in cavalry
• Albanian: ngjit — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Albanian: hip — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Gheg Albanian: nit — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Assamese: উঠা (utha) — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Bulgarian: качвам се (kačvam se) — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Czech: vystoupit — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Czech: vystoupat — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Finnish: nousta — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Finnish: kiivetä — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• French: monter — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• French: grimper — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• German: besteigen — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• German: ersteigen — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• German: erklimmen — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• German: aufsteigen — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιβαίνω (epibaínō) — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Hindi: चढ़ना (caṛhnā) — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Kabuverdianu: munta — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Kabuverdianu: montá — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Latin: ascendō — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Portuguese: subir — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Swedish: bestiga — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Tocharian B: ränk- — to get upon; to ascend; to climb
• Albanian: hyp — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Arabic: رَكِبَ (rakiba) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Armenian: ելնել (elnel) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Armenian: բարձրանալ (barjranal) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Aromanian: ncalic — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Assamese: উঠা (utha) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Azerbaijani: minmək — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Bulgarian: възсядам (vǎzsjadam) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Chinese Mandarin: 騎 /骑 — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Czech: nasednout — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Dutch: beklimmen — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Finnish: nousta jonkin selkään — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Finnish: ratsautua — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• French: chevaucher — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• French: enfourcher — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Galician: montar — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• German: besteigen — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• German: sich setzen auf (vt.) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• German: fahren (vt.) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιβαίνω (epibaínō) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Hindi: चढ़ना (caṛhnā) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Hungarian: felszáll — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Kabuverdianu: munta — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Kabuverdianu: montá — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Mongolian: мордох (mordox) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Norwegian: bestige — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Polish: dosiąść — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Portuguese: montar — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Romanian: încăleca — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Russian: взбира́ться (vzbirátʹsja) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Russian: взобра́ться (vzobrátʹsja) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Spanish: montar — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Spanish: cabalgar — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Spanish: trepar — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Spanish: ascender — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Spanish: escalar — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Spanish: subir — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Spanish: acaballarse — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Swedish: bestiga — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Telugu: ఎక్కు (ekku) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Tocharian B: ränk- — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Ottoman Turkish: بینمك (binmek) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Ugaritic: 𐎗𐎋𐎁 (rkb) — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Zazaki: cınışten — to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
• Azerbaijani: mindirmək — to cause to mount; to put on horseback
• Finnish: nostaa ratsaille — to cause to mount; to put on horseback
• German: ausrüsten — to cause to mount; to put on horseback
• German: beladen — to cause to mount; to put on horseback
• Spanish: acaballar — to cause to mount; to put on horseback
• Finnish: nostaa — to cause something to rise or ascend
• Finnish: nostattaa — to cause something to rise or ascend
• French: monter — to cause something to rise or ascend
• German: startklar machen — to cause something to rise or ascend
• Albanian: hipi — to rise on high
• Albanian: ngrej — to rise on high
• Bulgarian: вдигам (vdigam) — to rise on high
• Finnish: nousta — to rise on high
• French: élever — to rise on high
• German: erheben — to rise on high
• German: aufsteigen lassen — to rise on high
• German: in die Höhe heben — to rise on high
• Swedish: stiga — to rise on high
• Ottoman Turkish: آشمق (aşmak) — to rise on high
• Albanian: ngjit — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Albanian: nit (gheg) — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Czech: upevnit — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Czech: připevnit — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Czech: namontovat — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Czech: přimontovat — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Czech: zasadit — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Dutch: monteren — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Dutch: bevestigen — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Estonian: kinnitama — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Finnish: kiinnittää — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• French: monter — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• German: befestigen — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• German: anbringen — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• German: montieren — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• German: anschrauben — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Hungarian: csatol — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Irish: suigh — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Norwegian: montere — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Romanian: monta — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Spanish: montar — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Spanish: instalar — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Spanish: engastar — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Swedish: montera — to attach an object to a support — see also set
• Chinese Mandarin: 掛載 /挂载 (guàzài) — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Czech: připojit — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Esperanto: munti — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Finnish: liittää — computing: to attach a drive or device
• French: monter — computing: to attach a drive or device
• German: mounten — computing: to attach a drive or device
• German: anmelden — computing: to attach a drive or device
• German: einhängen — computing: to attach a drive or device
• German: einbinden — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Norwegian: montere — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Portuguese: montar — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Russian: смонти́ровать (smontírovatʹ) — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Spanish: montar — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Spanish: configurar — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Spanish: instalar — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Swedish: montera — computing: to attach a drive or device
• Bulgarian: повишавам (povišavam) — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Czech: zvyšovat se — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Czech: stoupat — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Czech: růst — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Finnish: nousta — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Finnish: kasautua — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Finnish: kiihtyä — to increase in quantity or intensity
• French: augmenter — to increase in quantity or intensity
• French: progresser — to increase in quantity or intensity
• German: zunehmen — to increase in quantity or intensity
• German: stärken — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Swedish: tillta — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Swedish: öka — to increase in quantity or intensity
• Bulgarian: достигам (dostigam) — to attain in value; to amount to
• Finnish: nousta — to attain in value; to amount to
• French: s'élever — to attain in value; to amount to
• German: zunehmen — to attain in value; to amount to
• German: sich belaufen auf — to attain in value; to amount to
• Swedish: uppgå — to attain in value; to amount to
• Bulgarian: възкачвам (vǎzkačvam) — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Dutch: bestijgen — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Finnish: astua — to get on top of an animal to mate
• French: monter — to get on top of an animal to mate
• French: sauter — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Galician: montar — to get on top of an animal to mate
• German: bespringen — to get on top of an animal to mate
• German: besteigen — to get on top of an animal to mate
• German: decken — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Norwegian: bestige — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Portuguese: montar — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Quechua: saruy — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Spanish: montar — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Swedish: bestiga — to get on top of an animal to mate
• Finnish: panna — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• French: sauter — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• French: se taper — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• French: se cogner — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• Galician: montar — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• German: bespringen — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• German: besteigen — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• German: pimpern — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• Ingrian: nussia — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• Italian: montare — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• Norwegian: bestige — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• Spanish: montar — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• Swedish: lägra — to have sexual intercourse with someone
• Chinese Mandarin: 發動 /发动 (fādòng) — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 發起 /发起 (fāqǐ) — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Czech: rozběhnout — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Czech: zahájit — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Czech: uspořádat — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Finnish: käynnistää — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Finnish: haastaa — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• French: lancer — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• German: einleiten — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• German: beginnen — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• German: starten — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• German: eröffnen — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• German: in Gang setzen — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Spanish: montar — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Spanish: desplegar — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Swedish: anträda — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Swedish: inleda — to begin an assault, campaign etc.
• Finnish: ladata — to deploy cannon for use
• German: Gefechtsposition einnehmen — to deploy cannon for use
• German: einrichten — to deploy cannon for use
• German: aufstellen — to deploy cannon for use
• German: ausrichten — to deploy cannon for use
• Swedish: aptera — to deploy cannon for use
• Swedish: inrikta — to deploy cannon for use
• Bulgarian: поставям (postavjam) — to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc.
• Finnish: lavastaa — to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc.
• Finnish: tuottaa — to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc.
• Galician: montar — to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc.
• Swedish: arrangera — to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc.