Castromaior

Galician

Iron Age hillfort of Castromaior, Portomarín, in 1956

Iron Age hillfort of Castromaior, Portomarín, in 2014

Relief of the Iron Age hillfort of Castromaior, Portomarín

Etymology

From castro (“hillfort”) + maior (“main; major”): "Main Castle".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kastɾomaˈjoɾ/

Proper noun

Castromaior m

1. A parish of Portomarín, Lugo, Galicia
2. A parish of Abadín, Lugo, Galicia

See also

• Castromaior on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “Castromaior” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Castro Mayor”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega