Tramontane

Tramontane /trəˈmɒnteɪn/ (Catalan: tramuntana, Croatian: tramontana, Greek: τραμουντάνα, Italian: tramontana, Maltese: tramuntana, Slovene: tramontana, Spanish: tramontana) is a classical name for a northern wind. The exact form of the name and precise direction varies from country to country. The word came to English from Italian tramontana, which developed from Latin trānsmontānus (trāns- + montānus), "beyond the mountains/across the mountains", referring to the Alps in the North of Italy. The word has other non-wind-related senses: it can refer to anything that comes from, or anyone who lives on, the other side of mountains, or even more generally, anything seen as foreign, strange, or even barbarous.

Tramontane traditions in various countries and regions

Spain

In Spain the wind is called the tramuntana in Catalan and tramontana in Spanish. The wind also lends its name to the Serra de Tramuntana in Majorca.

Croatia

In Croatia it is called tramontana, with a number of local variations (termuntana, trmuntana, t(a)rmuntona and others). Like levant, it is considered a transitional wind, associated with the change of weather, which frequently transforms into bora. Like bora, it is a strong wind capable of generating large waves, but is less gusty.

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