hill

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
2. A sloping road.
3. A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
4. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
5. The pitcher’s mound.
6. The raised portion of the surface of a vinyl record.

Verb

1. To form into a heap or mound.
2. To heap or draw earth around plants.

Concepts

colline

montagne

coteau

bosse

mamelon

monticule

promontoire

élévation

inselberg

mont

côte

descente

montée

pente

partie de terrain surélevé

éminence

hauteur

hématome

mâle

butter

terrer

col

montagne rocheuse

cote

pierre

amoncellement

butte

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɪl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English hil, from Old English hyll (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“top, hill, rock”) (compare also Proto-Germanic *halluz (“stone, rock”)).
Cognate with Middle Dutch hille, hulle (“hill”), Low German hull (“hill”), Old Norse hóll (“hill”), Latin collis (“hill”), Lithuanian kalnas, Albanian kallumë (“big pile, tall heap”), Russian холм (xolm, “hill”), Old English holm (“rising land, island”). More at holm.

Phrases

At some high hill passes the range provides cool sites appropriate for vineyards .

À certains pass High Hill, la gamme offre des sites frais appropriés pour les vignobles.