"Katahdin" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kəˈtɑdɪn/
Etymology: From Abenaki Ktaden, Ktaaden (“great mountain”), from kta-, gita- (“great”) (compare Penobscot kta- (“great”)) + aden (“mountain”) (whence also monadnock). Cognate to Penobscot Ktàtən. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|abe|Ktaden|Ktaden, Ktaaden|great mountain}} Abenaki Ktaden, Ktaaden (“great mountain”), {{cog|aaq|kta-||great}} Penobscot kta- (“great”), {{cog|aaq|Ktàtən}} Penobscot Ktàtən Head templates: {{en-prop}} Katahdin
  1. Ellipsis of Mount Katahdin. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Mount Katahdin
    Sense id: en-Katahdin-en-name-Rrus9N0s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Noun

IPA: /kəˈtɑdɪn/ Forms: Katahdins [plural]
Etymology: From Abenaki Ktaden, Ktaaden (“great mountain”), from kta-, gita- (“great”) (compare Penobscot kta- (“great”)) + aden (“mountain”) (whence also monadnock). Cognate to Penobscot Ktàtən. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|abe|Ktaden|Ktaden, Ktaaden|great mountain}} Abenaki Ktaden, Ktaaden (“great mountain”), {{cog|aaq|kta-||great}} Penobscot kta- (“great”), {{cog|aaq|Ktàtən}} Penobscot Ktàtən Head templates: {{en-noun}} Katahdin (plural Katahdins)
  1. A sheep of a particular breed developed in Maine.
    Sense id: en-Katahdin-en-noun-~bG7EKaH Categories (other): Sheep Disambiguation of Sheep: 0 100

Inflected forms

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