ultramontain
French, adjective/yl.tʁa.mɔ̃.tɛ̃/
ultramontain is spelled U-L-T-R-A-M-O-N-T-A-I-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 152,479th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ultramontain is a French adjective meaning “ultramontane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est situé, qui habite au-delà des montagnes (et spécialement des Alpes, depuis la France ou depuis…”.
What does ultramontain mean in English?
adjective
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ultramontane
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est situé, qui habite au-delà des montagnes (et spécialement des Alpes, depuis la France ou depuis l'Italie) par rapport à celui qui parle. 2. Qualifie les maximes et revendications théologiques qui tendent à accentuer les droits du Saint-Siège sur la société civile et les prérogatives papales dans l’église de France.
noun: 1. Partisan de l’ultramontanisme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ultramontain
- ultramontaine feminine
- ultramontains masculine plural
- ultramontaines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ultramontain?
- /yl.tʁa.mɔ̃.tɛ̃/
- \yl.tʁa.mɔ̃.tɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ultramontain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ultramontain in French?
ultramontain appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).