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Matterhorn
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English
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Etymology
en de Matterhorn.
Pronunciation
en
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Matterhorn.wav Southern England
Proper noun
An iconic pyramidal mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy.
en by extension Something difficult to achieve or to surmount.
en Aug 14 1970 Where Do We Stand Now? Henry J. Taylor Prescott Evening Courier A second feature is the Matterhorn of inflation that dominates the scene. The average postwar recession showed a 1.4 per cent decline in industrial wholesale prices.
en 2012 Hedge your Bets in the Peak Oil Debate Richard Heinberg Meanwhile, soaring oil prices and plummeting real energy yields from liquid fuels have already left economic carnage in their wake, as a fragile global financial system perched on a Matterhorn of debt has been dealt blow after blow by the failure of the real economy to expand as expected.
Translations
mountain
Albanian: sq Matehorn
Arabic: ar مَاتَّرْهُورْن mattarhorn
Egyptian Arabic: arz ماترهورن materhorn
Armenian: hy Մաթերհորն
Belarusian: be Ма́тэргорн m, be Ма́тэрхорн m
Bengali: bn ম্যাটারহর্ন
Bulgarian: bg Ма́терхорн m
Catalan: ca Cerví m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 馬特洪峰 maa5 dak6 hung4 fung1
Mandarin: cmn 馬特洪峰 Mǎtèhóng fēng
Esperanto: eo Materhorno
Franco-Provençal: frp Grand'Bèca, frp Gran Becca Valdôtain
French: fr Cervin m
Georgian: ka მატერჰორნი
German: de Matterhorn n
Alemannic German: gsw Horu Walser, gsw Hore Walser
Greek: el Μάττερχορν, el Τσερβίνο
Hebrew: he מטרהורן
Irish: ga Matterhorn an Mhatterhorn
Italian: it Cervino m
Japanese: ja マッターホルン Mattāhorun
Korean: ko ^마터호른산
Latvian: lv Materhorns
Lithuanian: lt Materhornas m
Macedonian: mk Матерхорн m
Neapolitan: nap Cervino
Occitan: oc Cervin
Persian: fa ماترهورن
Piedmontese: pms Servin m
Punjabi:
Western Punjabi: pnb میٹرہارن
Russian: ru Ма́ттерхорн m
Sicilian: scn Cirvinu
Spanish: es Cervino m
Thai: th มัทเทอร์ฮอร์น
Ukrainian: uk Ма́тергорн
Urdu: ur میٹرہارن
Yiddish: yi מאַטערהאָרן
en Mountains
German
de:
Etymology
de :af Matte<t:meadow> Horn<t:peak>
de Matte meadow Horn peak
Pronunciation
de De-Matterhorn.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Mat ter horn
Proper noun
n,(e)s.article
en Matterhorn (a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy)
Declension
m,s:es.sg.article
Related terms
de Albrunhorn,Agassizhorn Breithorn,Gabelhorn Hillehorn,Nadelhorn Ofenhorn,Oberrothorn Strahlhorn,Täschhorn Weisshorn,Zinalrothorn
de Mountains